Iyo-Komatsu Station Explained


Iyo-Komatsu Station
Native Name:伊予小松駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Komatsucho Shinyashiki, Saijō-shi, Ehime-ken 799-1101
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Shikoku
Line: Yosan Line
Distance:121.6 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + sidings
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Code:Y34
Status:Unstaffed
Rebuilt:,
Passengers:530
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Iyo-Komatsu Station

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 "Y34".[1]

Lines

Iyo-Komatsu Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 121.6 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station. Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between and . Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is a passing loop and served by platform 1, attached to the station building. Track 2, served by platform 2, is a straight track. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Parking is available at the station forecourt. There is also a refuge siding branching off track 1 which ends near the station building. Short stub sidings branch off elsewhere on both tracks.[3] [4] [5] [6]

History

The station opened on 1 May 1923 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from to . 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.

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Iyo-Komatsu Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 31 December 2017.
  3. Web site: 伊予小松. Iyo-Komatsu. 31 December 2017. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 伊予小松駅. Iyo-Komatsu Station. 31 December 2017. shikoku.org.uk.
  5. Web site: 伊予小松駅. Iyo-Komatsu. 31 December 2017. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp.
  6. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951616. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku. ja. 12, 66.