Unomachi Station | |
| Native Name: | 卯之町駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR Shikoku |
| Address: | 2 Chome Uwachō Unomachi, Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture 797-0015 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 3 + 1 siding |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Parking: | Available |
| Accessible: | No - footbridge needed to access island platform |
| Code: | U22 |
| Status: | Staffed - JR ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Passengers: | 560 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Unomachi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".[1]
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 256.5 km from the beginning of the line at . Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at . Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[2]
In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.[2]
The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A timber station building of traditional Japanese design houses a waiting room, a shops and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Car parking is available outside the station. A siding branches off line 1 and ends near the station building.[3] [4] [5] [6]
The station was opened on 2 July 1941 as the eastern terminus of the then Uwajima Line with at the western end. Subsequently, the track of the Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from and linked up with the Uwajima Line at Unomachi, absorbing the latter line and its stations. Unomachi then became part of the Yosan Main Line on 20 June 1945. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.