Nakahagi Station Explained


Nakahagi Station
Native Name:中萩駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ojoin, Niihama-shi, Ehime-ken 792-0060
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Shikoku
Line: Yosan Line
Distance:107.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Code:Y30
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:222
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nakahagi Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y30".[1]

Lines

Nakahagi Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 107.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.[2]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4] [5] A siding branches off line 1 and leads to a disused freight platform.[6]

History

Nakahagi Station opened on 21 September 1921 on the then Sanuki Line. 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

There is a small station square in front of the station, and a road leading to Japan National Route 11 extends south from there. The area around the station is a residential area, but there are no shops in front of the station,

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Nakahagi Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 31 December 2017.
  3. Web site: 中萩. Nakahagi. 31 December 2017. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 中萩駅. Nakahagi Station. 31 December 2017. shikoku.org.uk.
  5. Web site: 中萩. Nakahagi. 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. 13, 66.