Iyo-Yokota Station (伊予横田駅, Iyo-Yokota-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Masaki, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U03".[1][2]

U03
Iyo-Yokota Station

伊予横田駅
Iyo-Yokota Station in 2008
General information
LocationYokota, Masaki Town, Iyo District,
Ehime Prefecture 791-3154
Japan
Coordinates33°46′22″N 132°43′38″E / 33.7728°N 132.7271°E / 33.7728; 132.7271
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Yosan Line
Distance203.0 km (126.1 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicycles
AccessibleYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeU03
History
Opened15 April 1961; 63 years ago (1961-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019210
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Torinoki
U04
towards Uwajima
Yosan Line Minami-Iyo
U02-1
towards Takamatsu
Location
Iyo-Yokota Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Iyo-Yokota Station
Iyo-Yokota Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Iyo-Yokota Station is located in Japan
Iyo-Yokota Station
Iyo-Yokota Station
Iyo-Yokota Station (Japan)

Lines

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Iyo-Yokota Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 203.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.[4]

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The platform is equipped with a weather shelter and a "tickets corner", a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp, a waiting room has been set up and there is a designated parking area for bicycles.[2][5][3]

History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a new stop on the existing Yosan Line on 15 April 1961. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

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The surrounding area is a rural area. Although it is located in Masaki, it is close to the border with Iyo City, and more people use it from the Shimomiya district of Iyo, which has a large population.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "伊予横田" [Iyo-Yokota]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Iyo-Yokota Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ "伊予横田駅" [Iyo-Yokota Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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