Ōura Station

Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

34°00′01″N 132°46′32″E / 34.0002°N 132.7756°E / 34.0002; 132.7756Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance173.8 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1 + 1 passing lineConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp from access road leads to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY47HistoryOpened16 March 1991 (1991-03-16)PassengersFY201946

Location
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Ōura Station (大浦駅, Ōura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y47".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Ōura Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 173.8 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 consists of a straight track and a passing loop. Only the passing loop is served by the single side platform which the straight track is used by trains which do not stop at the station. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads from the access road to the platform.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Asanami		Local	Iyo-Hōjō

History

Ōura Signal Box (大浦信号場, Ōura-shingō-ba) was opened by JR Shikoku on 21 November 1990 on the Yosan Line. It was upgraded to a passenger station on 16 March 1991.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 198.

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "大浦" [Ōura]. 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.
^ "Ōura Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "大浦駅" [Ōura Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "大浦" [Ōura]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ 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.