Tamanoe Station (玉之江駅, Tamanoe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y35".[1][2]

Y35
Tamanoe Station

玉之江駅
Tamanoe Station in 2008
General information
LocationIshida, Saijō-shi, Ehime-ken 799-1364
Japan
Coordinates33°54′46″N 133°05′57″E / 33.9127°N 133.0991°E / 33.9127; 133.0991
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Yosan Line
Distance124.5 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY35
History
Opened1 February 1963; 61 years ago (1963-02-01)
Passengers
FY2019102
Location
Tamanoe Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Tamanoe Station
Tamanoe Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Tamanoe Station is located in Japan
Tamanoe Station
Tamanoe Station
Tamanoe Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tamanoe Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 124.5 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

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The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][5][6][3]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Yosan Line
Iyo-Komatsu Local Nyūgawa

History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Tamanoe Station on 1 February 1963 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

Surrounding area

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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 "玉之江" [Tamanoe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 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. 13, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Tamanoe Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "玉之江駅" [Tamanoe Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "玉之江" [Tamanoe]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 636. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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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