Iyo-Yokota Station

Iyo-Yokota Station
Iyo-Yokota Station; 伊予横田駅
	Iyo-Yokota Station in 2008
Location	Yokota, Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime-ken 791-3154; Japan
Coordinates	33°46′22″N 132°43′38″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	203.0 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bicycles
Disabled access	Yes - ramp to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	U03
History
Opened	15 April 1961
Location
	Iyo-Yokota Station Location within Japan

Iyo-Yokota Station (伊予横田駅, Iyo-Yokota-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Masaki, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U03".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 203.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The platform is equipped with a weather shelter and a "tickets corner", a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp, a waiting room has been set up and there is a designated parking area for bicycles.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Minami-Iyo		Local	Torinoki

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a new stop on the existing Yosan Line on 15 April 1961. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"伊予横田" [Iyo-Yokota]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
"Iyo-Yokota Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
"伊予横田駅" [Iyo-Yokota Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4533029809.
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. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.

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[yosanstation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] "伊予横田" [Iyo-Yokota]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[kawashima-3] 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.

[timetable-4] "Iyo-Yokota Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[sw-5] "伊予横田駅" [Iyo-Yokota Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4533029809.

[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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.