Akaboshi Station

Akaboshi Station

赤星駅
Akaboshi Station; 赤星駅
Location	Doicho Tsune, Shikokuchūō-shi, Ehime-ken 799-0704; Japan
Coordinates	33°58′0.23″N 133°27′22.86″E / 33.9667306°N 133.4563500°ECoordinates: 33°58′0.23″N 133°27′22.86″E / 33.9667306°N 133.4563500°E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	85.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Yes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y25
History
Opened	1 March 1960
Location
	Akaboshi Station Location within Japan

Akaboshi Station (赤星駅, Akaboshi-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y25".^[1]^[2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 85.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout[]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single tracks. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The local municipality has built a waiting room and toilet by the side of the track where a bike shed has also been set up. A ramp leads up to the platform.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Sangawa	Rapid Sunport	Iyo-Doi
Iyo-Sangawa	Nanpū Relay	Iyo-Doi
Iyo-Sangawa	Local	Iyo-Doi

History[]

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Akaboshi on 1 March 1960 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

References[]

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^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. 10, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Akaboshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "赤星駅" [Akiboshi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 635. ISBN 4533029809.
^ 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.

[yosanstation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[kawashima-3] Jump up to: ^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. 10, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.

[timetable-4] "Akaboshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[sw-5] "赤星駅" [Akiboshi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[sanyukai-6] "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[teishajo-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. 635. 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.

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