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Iyo-Sangawa Station

Railway station in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°58′04″N 133°30′00″E / 33.9679°N 133.5001°E / 33.9679; 133.5001Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance81.7 km from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 + 2 sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - access to platform 2 is by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY24HistoryOpened1 April 1933 (1933-04-01)PassengersFY2019220 Location

Iyo-Sangawa Station

Location within Ehime Prefecture

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Iyo-Sangawa Station

Iyo-Sangawa Station (Japan)

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Iyo-Sangawa Station (伊予寒川駅, Iyo-Sangawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y24".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Sangawa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 81.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Sidings branch off the tracks on both sides of the station.^[3]

A view of the platforms of Iyo-Sangawa Station in 2010. A siding can be seen branching off track 2 on the right.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Mishima	Rapid Sunport	Akaboshi
Iyo-Mishima	Nanpū Relay	Akaboshi
Iyo-Mishima	Local	Akaboshi

History

The station opened on 1 April 1933 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. 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]

Scenes from the 2010 movie Shodo Girls were filmed at this station.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 11
Samukawa Toyooka Seaside Park
Shikokuchuo Municipal Mishima Minami Junior High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予寒川" [Iyo-Sangawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ ^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. 10, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Sangawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "伊予寒川駅" [Iyo-Sangawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "伊予寒川" [Iyo-Sangawa]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ 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. 635. 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.