Nyūgawa Station (壬生川駅, Nyūgawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".[1][2]
Y36 Nyūgawa Station 壬生川駅 | |
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![]() Nyūgawa Station in 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°55′46″N 133°05′08″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line |
Distance | 126.8 km from Takamatsu |
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Tracks | 3 + 1 passing loop + other sidings |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Parking | Available |
Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Station code | Y36 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 May 1923; 99 years ago (1923-05-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 801 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Nyūgawa Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture![]() ![]() Nyūgawa Station Nyūgawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Nyūgawa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 126.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan Line local trains which stop at the station only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[4]
In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:[4]
The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, a convenience store and a bakery, and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). The island platform is accessed by means of a footbridge. Car parking is available.[2][5][6][7]
A passing loop runs to the west of the island platform and several short sidings branch off the main tracks.[3]
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Limited Express Services | ||||
Iyo-Saijō | Shiokaze | Imabari | ||
Iyo-Saijō | Ishizuchi | Imabari | ||
Imabari | Midnight Express Matsuyama | Iyo-Saijō | ||
Iyo-Saijō | Morning Express Matsuyama | Imabari | ||
Yosan Line | ||||
Tamanoe | Local | Iyo-Miyoshi |
Nyūgawa Station opened on 1 May 1923 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Saijō. It became a through-station on 1 October 1923 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Miyoshi. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[8][9]
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