Iyo-Tachikawa Station

Railway station in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°36′02″N 132°40′37″E / 33.6006°N 132.6769°E / 33.6006; 132.6769Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance225.4 km (140.1 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesBike shedOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeU09HistoryOpened3 March 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-03)PassengersFY201948 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Uchiko U10 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line		Iyo-Nakayama U08 towards Takamatsu

Location
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Iyo-Tachikawa Station (伊予立川駅, Iyo-Tachikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Uchiko, Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U09".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Uchiko branch line of the Yosan Line and is located 225.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local trains serve the station. Eastbound local trains terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.^[4]

Layout

Iyo-Tachikawa Statio, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the island platform is by means of a tunnel under the elevated structure leading to a flight of steps. A bike shed is provided at the base of the elevated structure.^[2]^[5]^[3]

History

Iyo-Tachikawa Statio was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 3 March 1986. It was among a string of three intermediate stations which were set up during the construction of a new stretch of track to link Mukaibara with the Uchiko Line at Uchiko, to create what would later become the Uchiko branch of the Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 56
Uchiko Municipal Tachikawa Elementary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予立川" [Iyo-Tachikawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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. 26, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Tachikawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "伊予立川駅" [Iyo-Tachikawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 18 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. 643. 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.