Unomachi Station (卯之町駅, Unomachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1][2]
U22 Unomachi Station 卯之町駅 | |
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![]() Unomachi Station in 2011 | |
General information | |
Location | 2 Chome Uwachō Unomachi, Seiyo-shi, Ehime-ken 797-0015 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°21′48″N 132°30′36″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
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; 81 years ago (1941-07-02) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 560 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Unomachi Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture![]() ![]() Unomachi Station Unomachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
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]
The station consists of an island platform 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]
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Limited Express Services | ||||
Yawatahama | Uwakai | Iyo-Yoshida | ||
Yosan Line | ||||
Kamiuwa | Local | Shimouwa |
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]
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Stations of the JR Shikoku Yosan Line | |
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Branches (via Uchiko Line)
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