Niihama Station
Y29 Niihama Station 新居浜駅 | |||||
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 Niihama Station in 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 2-3 Sakaichō, Niihama-shi, Ehime-ken 792-0812 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′54″N 133°17′39″E / 33.9484°N 133.2943°E | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 103.1 km from Takamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 3 + numerous sidings and passing loops | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - link bridge to platforms equipped with elevators | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Station code | Y29 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 21 June 1921 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2023 | 1953[1] | ||||
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Niihama Station (新居浜駅, Niihama-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y29".[2][3]It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
[edit]Niihama Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 103.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[4] Yosan line local trains which serve this station ply the Kan'onji - Iyo-Saijō sector. Passengers on local services continuing eastwards or westwards have to change trains. The Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay local trains serve this station and provide a through service to Takamatsu.[5]
In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:[5]
- Shiokaze - from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima
- Ishizuchi - from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and Uwajima
- Midnight Express Takamatsu - in one direction only, from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijō
- Morning Express Takamatsu - in one direction only, from Iyo-Saijō to Takamatsu
- Midnight Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Matsuyama and ends here
- Morning Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, starts here for Matsuyama
Layout
[edit]The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR Midori no Madoguchi ticket window and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Car parking and rental are available.[3][6][7][8] The island platform is reached by means of a bridge equipped with elevators for barrier-free access.[9]
Numerous sidings and passing loops branch off on the south side of the station serving a freight container platform and freight yard.[4]
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A view of the side and island platform in 2011. To the right is a freight train on a passing siding. -
To the left is the island platform with a freight train. Next to it can be seen two passing sidings, the rightmost one served by the container platform. This photo was taken in 2012. -
Niihama Station in 2015. To the right can be seen the North-South free passage, an elevator equipped bridge which allows pedestrians to cross the tracks.
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Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Limited Express Services | ||||
| Iyo-Mishima | Shiokaze | Iyo-Saijō | ||
| Iyo-Mishima | Ishizuchi | Iyo-Saijō | ||
| Iyo-Mishima | Midnight Express Takamatsu | Iyo-Saijō | ||
| Iyo-Saijō | Morning Express Takamatsu | Iyo-Mishima | ||
| Iyo-Saijō | Midnight Express Matsuyama | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Morning Express Matsuyama | Iyo-Saijō | ||
| Yosan Line | ||||
| Takihama | Rapid Sunport | Nakahagi | ||
| Takihama | Nanpū Relay | Nakahagi | ||
| Takihama | Local | Nakahagi | ||
History
[edit]Niihama Station opened on 21 June 1921 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Iyo-Doi to Iyo-Saijō. 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 and JR Freight.[10][11]
On 25 September 2017, JR Shikoku completed a barrier-free upgrade project for the station. The existing footbridge linking the platforms was replaced by a new bridge equipped with elevators.[9][12]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Niihama Station North-South Free Passage (新居浜駅南北自由通路) - a bridge equipped with elevators which crosses the tracks, allowing access to parts of the town north and south of the station. The bridge opened on 1 February 2014 and was part of a municipal project to upgrade the area surrounding the station with plazas and parking lots.[13][14][15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "新居浜" [Niihama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 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. 10, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
- ^ a b "Niihama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "新居浜駅" [Niihama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "新居浜駅" [Niihama]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "新居浜駅" [Niihama]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "伊予西条駅・新居浜駅 バリアフリー化完成式典" [Iyo-Saijō, Niihama Stations barrier free project completion ceremony]. Tetsudo.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ 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. 635. 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.
- ^ "JR新居浜駅" [JR Niihama Station]. Barrier free journal (blog of barrier free investigator Mai). Retrieved 1 January 2018. See images of new bridge.
- ^ "Cover story". Niihama (news magazine of Niihama city administration) (in Japanese). Niihama, Japan: Niihama City Administration. March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "出逢いロード(新居浜駅南北自由通路)" [Niihama Station north-south free passage]. sne.co.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "新居浜駅周辺整備の現状と今後の予定" [Niihama Station surrounding area development current situation and future plans] (PDF). Niihama City official website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
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Media related to Niihama Station at Wikimedia Commons}
- Niihama Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)