Iyo-Nagahama Station

Location
	Iyo-Nagahama Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Iyo-Nagahama Station Iyo-Nagahama Station (Japan)

S12
Iyo-Nagahama Station

伊予長浜駅
S12; Iyo-Nagahama Station; 伊予長浜駅
	Iyo-Nagahama Station in 2015
General information
Location	Nagahama, Ōzu City, Ehime Prefecture 795-0000; Japan
Coordinates	33°36′56″N 132°29′12″E / 33.6155°N 132.4866°E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Yosan Line
Distance	233.1 km (144.8 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	S12
History
Opened	14 February 1918; 106 years ago
Previous names	Nagahama-machi (until 1 October 1933)
Passengers
FY2019	328
Services
Location
Location
	Iyo-Nagahama Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Iyo-Nagahama Station Iyo-Nagahama Station (Japan)

Iyo-Nagahama Station (伊予長浜駅, Iyo-Nagahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S12".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Nagahama Station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 233.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Eastbound local services end at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks with the centre one (track 2) being unused. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends. A siding branches off track 1 and ends near the station building.^[2]^[5]^[3]

A view of the station platforms. The siding can be seen branching off to the left. To the right, grass can be seen growing over the unused track 2. Track 3 can be seen branching to the extreme right on the other side of the island platform.

History

The station open as Nagahama-machi Station (長浜町駅, Nagahamamachi-eki) on 14 February 1918. At that time it was the eastern terminus of the privately run 762 mm gauge Ehime Railways. When the company was nationalized on 1 October 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control. The station was renamed Iyo-Nagahama and was operated as part of the Ehime Line. The track was regauged to 1067 mm and linked up with the Yosan Mainline track from Kitanada on 6 October 1935. Iyo-Nagahama, which had also been moved 200m nearer to Kitanada at the same time, then became a through-station on the Yosan Mainline. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Ozu City Hall Nagahama Branch (former Nagahama Town Hall)
Nagahama port
Ehime Prefectural Nagahama High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予長浜" [Iyo-Nagahama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ ^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. 29, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Nagahama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ "伊予長浜駅" [Iyo-Nagahama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 639. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.