Asanami Station

Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

34°00′36″N 132°48′11″E / 34.0101°N 132.8031°E / 34.0101; 132.8031Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance170.6 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side + 1 island platform, 1 freight platformTracks2 + 1 passing siding for freight platformConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY46HistoryOpened28 March 1926; 98 years ago (1926-03-28)PassengersFY2019142

Location
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Asanami Station (浅海駅, Asanami-eki) 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 "Y46".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Asanami Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 170.6 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform and an island platform serving two tracks. A passing siding runs on the other side of the island platform and is served by freight platform which is used for the loading of ballast. A station building serves as a waiting room and is linked to platform 1. Access to platform 2 (the island platform) is by means of a footbridge. Parking is available at the station forecourt.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Kikuma		Local	Ōura

History

Asanami Station opened on 28 March 1926 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Kikuma to Iyo-Hōjō. 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.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 198.

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "浅海" [Asanami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Asanami Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "浅海駅" [Asanami Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "浅海" [Asanami]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 5 January 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 637. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.