Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Matsuno, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G37".[1][2]

G37
Yoshinobu Station

吉野生駅
Yoshinobu Station in 2010
General information
LocationYoshino, Matsuno-chō, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime-ken 798-2111
Japan
Coordinates33°13′28.3″N 132°43′45.3″E / 33.224528°N 132.729250°E / 33.224528; 132.729250
Operated byJR Shikoku
Line(s)Yodo Line
Distance53.0 km to Wakai
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable but no bike shed
AccessibleNo - overhead bridge to access one platform
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Station codeG37
History
Opened12 December 1923 (1923-12-12)
Passengers
FY201828
Location
Yoshinobu Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Yoshinobu Station
Yoshinobu Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Yoshinobu Station is located in Japan
Yoshinobu Station
Yoshinobu Station
Yoshinobu Station (Japan)

Lines

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The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 53.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. One platform is connected to a station building which is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. An overhead bridge leads across the tracks to the other platform which has a passenger shelter.[1][4][5]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Shikoku
Yodo Line
Matsuchi - Matsumaru

History

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The station opened on 12 December 1923 when a narrow gauge line owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道) from Uwajima to Chikanaga was extended. The station became the new terminus and was given the name Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshinobu-eki). With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later corporatised as Japan National Railways (JNR) and was renamed Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅, Yoshinobu-eki). On 26 March 1953, it became a through-station when the line was extended to Ekawasaki.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

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  • former Yoshinobu town hall
  • Hiromi River

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Yoshinobu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "吉野生" [Yoshinobu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ "吉野生駅" [Yoshinobu Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215. 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 646. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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