Niihama Station

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Niihama Station

新居浜駅
Araihama station.JPG
Niihama Station in 2011
Location2-3 Sakaichō, Niihama-shi, Ehime-ken 792-0812
Japan
Coordinates33°56′54″N 133°17′39″E / 33.9484°N 133.2943°E / 33.9484; 133.2943Coordinates: 33°56′54″N 133°17′39″E / 33.9484°N 133.2943°E / 33.9484; 133.2943
Operated by
JR logo (shikoku).svg JR Shikoku

JR logo (freight).svg JR Freight

Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance103.1 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + numerous sidings and passing loops
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes - link bridge to platforms equipped with elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeY29
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 June 1921 (1921-06-21)
Location
Niihama Station is located in Japan
Niihama Station
Niihama Station
Location within Japan

Niihama Station (新居浜駅, Niihama-eki) is a railway station in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y29".[1][2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 103.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Yosan line local trains which serve this station ply the Kan'onji - Iyo-Saijō sector. Passengers on local services continuing eastwards or westwards have to change trains. The Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay local trains serve this station and provide a through service to Takamatsu.[4]

In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:[4]

Layout[]

The station consists of an island and a side platform serving three tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Car parking and rental are available.[2][5][6][7] The island platform is reached by means of a bridge equipped with elevators for barrier-free access.[8]

Numerous sidings and passing loops branch off on the south side of the station serving a freight container platform and freight yard.[3]

  • A view of the side and island platform in 2011. To the right is a freight train on a passing siding.

  • To the left is the island platform with a freight train. Next to it can be seen two passing sidings, the rightmost one served by the container platform. This photo was taken in 2012.

  • Niihama Station in 2015. To the right can be seen the North-South free passage, an elevator equipped bridge which allows pedestrians to cross the tracks.

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Iyo-Mishima Shiokaze Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Mishima Ishizuchi Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Mishima Midnight Express Takamatsu Iyo-Saijō
Iyo-Saijō Morning Express Takamatsu Iyo-Mishima
Iyo-Saijō Midnight Express Matsuyama Terminus
Terminus Morning Express Matsuyama Iyo-Saijō
Yosan Line
Takihama Rapid Sunport Nakahagi
Takihama Nanpū Relay Nakahagi
Takihama Local Nakahagi

History[]

The station opened on 21 June 1921 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Iyo-Doi to Iyo-Saijō. 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 and JR Freight.[9][10]

On 25 September 2017, JR Shikoku completed a barrier-free upgrade project for the station. The existing footbridge linking the platforms was replaced by a new bridge equipped with elevators.[8][11]

Surrounding area[]

  • Niihama Station North-South Free Passage (新居浜駅南北自由通路) - a bridge equipped with elevators which crosses the tracks, allowing access to parts of the town north and south of the station. The bridge opened on 1 February 2014 and was part of a municipal project to upgrade the area surrounding the station with plazas and parking lots.[12][13][14]

See also[]

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "新居浜" [Niihama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Niihama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "新居浜駅" [Niihama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "新居浜駅" [Niihama]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "新居浜駅" [Niihama]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "伊予西条駅・新居浜駅 バリアフリー化完成式典" [Iyo-Saijō, Niihama Stations barrier free project completion ceremony]. Tetsudo.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 635. ISBN 4533029809.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "JR新居浜駅" [JR Niihama Station]. Barrier free journal (blog of barrier free investigator Mai). Retrieved 1 January 2018. See images of new bridge.
  12. ^ "Cover story". Niihama (news magazine of Niihama city administration) (in Japanese). Niihama, Japan: Niihama City Administration. March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ "出逢いロード(新居浜駅南北自由通路)" [Niihama Station north-south free passage]. sne.co.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. ^ "新居浜駅周辺整備の現状と今後の予定" [Niihama Station surrounding area development current situation and future plans] (PDF). Niihama City official website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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