Imabari Station

Template:Short description Template:Template other is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".

Lines

Imabari Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 144.9 km from the beginning of the line at Template:STN. Yosan Line local trains which stop at the station only serve the sector between Template:STN and Template:STN. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.

In addition, the following JR Shikoku limited express services also serve the station:

• Shiokaze - from Template:STN to Template:STN and Template:STN
• Ishizuchi - from Template:STN to Template:STN and Template:STN
• Midnight Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Template:STN to Template:STN
• Morning Express Matsuyama - in one direction only, from Template:STN to Template:STN

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three elevated tracks. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a bakery, a JR Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). The platforms are located on the third level. Passengers may cross from the side to the island platform and vice versa through a passage on the second level served by elevators and escalators. Bicycle rental is available at the station. Car parking and car rental is available just outside the station building.

• View of the platforms. The yellow column in the distance is the elevator shaft.
  View of the platforms. The yellow column in the distance is the elevator shaft.
• Passageway connecting the platforms.
  Passageway connecting the platforms.
• Ticket gate.
  Ticket gate.
• Part of the station concourse.
  Part of the station concourse.
• Taxis outside the station. The bus terminal is just beyond.
  Taxis outside the station. The bus terminal is just beyond.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Template:STN		Shiokaze	Template:STN
Template:STN		Ishizuchi	Template:STN
Template:STN		Midnight Express Matsuyama	Template:STN
Template:STN		Morning Express Matsuyama	Template:STN
Yosan Line
Template:STN		Local	Template:STN

History

Imabari Station opened on 11 February 1924 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line which had been extended westwards from Template:STN. It became a through-station on 1 December 1924 when the line was further extended to Template:STN. 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.

Surrounding area

• Imabari City Hall
• Imabari Meitoku High School
• Ehime Prefectural Imabari Kita High School
• Ehime Prefectural Imabari Nishi High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Imabari Station (JR Shikoku)Template:In lang