Haruka Station (春賀駅, Haruka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S16".[1][2]
S16 Haruka Station 春賀駅 | |||||||||||
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 Haruka Station, December 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Haruka, Ōzu City, Ehime Prefecture 795-0046 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′21″N 132°33′19″E / 33.5558°N 132.5553°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yosan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 243.4 km (151.2 mi) from Takamatsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform from access road | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | S16 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 October 1961 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 26 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHaruka Station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 243.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Eastbound local services end at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp up to the platform from the access road.[2][5][3]
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 October 1961 as an added stop on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- Ozu City Miyoshi Contact Office
- Ozu City Miyoshi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "春賀" [Haruka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 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. 28, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ "Haruka Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "春賀駅" [Haruka Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 26 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. 640. 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.
External links
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Media related to Haruka Station at Wikimedia Commons