Summary
Chikanaga Station (近永駅, Chikanaga-eki) is a railway station on the Yodo Line in Kihoku, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G40".[1][2]
Chikanaga Station 近永駅 | |||||
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 Platform of Chikanaga Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Chikanaga, Kihoku-chō, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime-ken 798-2101 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°15′20″N 132°40′33″E / 33.2555°N 132.6758°E | ||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yodo Line | ||||
| Distance | 60.4 km from Wakai | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps needed to reach platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Kan'i itaku station | ||||
| Station code | G40 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 October 1914 | ||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 60.4 km from Wakai.[3][4]
Layout edit
The station consists of an island platform served by two tracks. By the side of one track, a station building is located with a waiting and ticket window operated by a kan'i itaku contractor. The island platform is reached by crossing one track along a paved walkway and then climbing up some steps. Parking lots, a bike shed and a public telephone call box are located outside the building.[1][5][6]
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View of station looking in the direction of Fukata. In the centre can be seen the path used to cross the track to access the platform from the station building. -
View of the station building facade
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yodo Line | ||||
| Izume | - | Fukata | ||
History edit
The station opened on 18 October 1914 as the terminus of a narrow-gauge line from Uwajima owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道). It became a through-station on 12 December 1923 when the line was extended to Yoshino (later renamed Yoshinobu). With the nationalization of the Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). Subsequently, with the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.[4][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "近永" [Chikanaga]. yodosen-green.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Chikanaga Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ a b 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. p. 215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "近永" [Chikanaga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "近永駅" [Chikanaga Station]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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. pp. 646–647. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
