Unomachi Station

Unomachi Station (卯之町駅, Unomachi-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1][2]

Unomachi Station 卯之町駅
Unomachi Station in 2011
Location	2 Chome Uwachō Unomachi, Seiyo-shi, Ehime-ken 797-0015 Japan
Coordinates	33°21′48″N 132°30′36″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	271.1 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - footbridge needed to access island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	U22
Website	Official website
History
Opened	2 July 1941
Location
Unomachi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 256.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]

In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island and a side platform serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A timber station building of traditional Japanese design houses a waiting room, a shops and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Car parking is available outside the station. A siding branches off line 1 and ends near the station building.[2][5][6][3]

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  A view of Unomachi Station's platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Yawatahama		Uwakai	Iyo-Yoshida
Yosan Line
Kamiuwa		Local	Shimouwa

History

The station was opened on 2 July 1941 as the eastern terminus of the then Uwajima Line with Uwajima at the western end. Subsequently, the track of the Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from Yawatahama and linked up with the Uwajima Line at Unomachi, absorbing the latter line and its stations. Unomachi then became part of the Yosan Main Line on 20 June 1945. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

Surrounding places

• Museum of Ehime History and Culture
• Kaimei School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "卯之町" [Unomachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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. 30, 71. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Unomachi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
5. "卯之町駅" [Unomachi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
6. "卯之町" [Unomachi]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 16 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 641. ISBN 4533029809.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• Unomachi Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)