Chikanaga Station
Chikanaga Station (近永駅, Chikanaga-eki) is a railway station on the Yodo Line in Kihoku, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G40".[1][2]
Chikanaga Station 近永駅 | |
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Platform of Chikanaga Station in 2010 | |
Location | Chikanaga, Kihoku-chō, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime-ken 798-2101 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°15′20″N 132°40′33″E |
Operated by | JR Shikoku |
Line(s) | ■ Yodo Line |
Distance | 60.4 km from Wakai |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Parking | Available |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | No - steps needed to reach platform |
Other information | |
Status | Kan'i itaku station |
Station code | G40 |
History | |
Opened | 18 October 1914 |
Location | |
Chikanaga Station Location within Japan |
Layout
The station consists of an island platform served by two tracks. By the side of one track, a station building is located with a waiting and ticket window operated by a kan'i itaku contractor. The island platform is reached by crossing one track along a paved walkway and then climbing up some steps. Parking lots, a bike shed and a public telephone call box are located outside the building.[1][5][6]
- View of station looking in the direction of Fukata. In the centre can be seen the path used to cross the track to access the platform from the station building.
- View of the station building facade
History
The station opened on 18 October 1914 as the terminus of a narrow-gauge line from Uwajima owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道). It became a through-station on 12 December 1923 when the line was extended to Yoshino (later renamed Yoshinobu). With the nationalization of the Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). Subsequently, with the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[4][7]
See also
References
- "近永" [Chikanaga]. yodosen-green.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "Chikanaga Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215. ISBN 4533029809.
- "近永" [Chikanaga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "近永駅" [Chikanaga Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 646–647. ISBN 4533029809.
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