Iyo-Sakurai Station

Railway station in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

34°00′42″N 133°02′09″E / 34.0118°N 133.0357°E / 34.0118; 133.0357Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance137.8 km from Takamatsu StationPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY38HistoryOpened21 December 1923 (1923-12-21)PassengersFY2019564

Location
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Iyo-Sakurai Station (伊予桜井駅, Iyo-Sakurai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y38".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Sakurai Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 137.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is a passing loop and served by platform 1, attached to the station building. Track 2, served by platform 2, is a straight track. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Parking is available at the station forecourt where a bike shelter has also been erected.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Miyoshi		Local		Iyo-Tomita

History

Iyo-Sakurai Station opened on 21 December 1923 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Miyoshi. It became a through station on 11 February 1924 when the line was further extended to Imabari. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 196
Imabari-Komatsu Expressway Imabari-Yunoura IC
Tsunashiki Tenman-gu
Iyo Kokubun-ji (about 2 km from the station)
Ehime Prefectural Imabari Higashi Secondary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予桜井" [Iyo-Sakurai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^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. 13, 67. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Sakurai Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "伊予桜井駅" [Iyo-Sakurai Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "伊予桜井" [Iyo-Sakurai]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ 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. 636. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.