Yanagihara Station | |
| Native Name: | 柳原駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Fuchu, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2435 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.9536°N 132.7736°W |
| Operator: | JR Shikoku |
| Line: | Yosan Line |
| Distance: | 179.1 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Parking: | None |
| Bicycle: | Designated parking area for bicycles |
| Accessible: | Yes - ramp from access road to platform |
| Code: | Y49 |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 268 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Yanagihara Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y49".[1]
Yanagihara Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 179.1 km from the beginning of the line at . 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]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers and a "tickets corner", a small shelter containing an automatic ticket vending machine. A ramp leads from the access road to the platform. A designated space for the parking of bicycles is provided behind the platform.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Yanagihara Station as a new stop on the existing Yosan Line on 1 June 1961. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.