Yashima Station | |
| Native Name: | 屋島駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR Shikoku |
| Address: | 88-2 Kirai, Takamatsu-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 761-0104 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 3 + 1 passing loop |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Bicycle: | Designated parking area for bikes |
| Accessible: | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Code: | T23 |
| Status: | Staffed (JR Shikoku ticket window) |
| Passengers: | 1250 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Yashima Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T23".[1]
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 9.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between, and also stops at the station.[2]
Yashima Station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A passing loop runs on the far side of the island platform beyond track 3. A large designated parking area for bikes is provided outside the station.[3] [4] [5]
Yashima Station was opened on 1 August 1925 as an intermediate stop when the track of the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards 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.