Uchiko Station
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Lines
Although Uchiko Station is officially on the Uchiko Line, JR Shikoku runs it operationally as part of Yosan Line and as such it only carries the "U" prefix common to other Yosan line stations. It is located 232.0 km from the beginning of the Yosan line at Template:STN.[3] Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at Template:STN. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]
The Uwakai limited express train, which runs between Template:STN and Template:STN, stops at this station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three elevated tracks. A station building of tradition Japanese design with a tiled roof is located underneath the elevated structure and houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) on level 1. Stairs lead to a landing at level 2 which also has seats for waiting passengers. From there separate flights of stairs lead to level 3 where platforms 1 and 2 (island) and platform 3 (side platform) are located. An elevator is provided after the ticket gate on level 1 which leads directly to platforms 1 and 2 only. A bike shed is provided and parking is available under the elevated structure.[2][5][6][3]
Adjacent stations
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History
The station was opened on 1 February 1920 as a terminus of the private Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., a Template:RailGauge light railway line starting from Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., near Nagahama-machi (the present Iyo-Nagahama). On October 1, 1933, the line was nationalised and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) operated the station as part of the Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. On October 6, 1935, after the track had been re-gauged to 1,067 mm, the station became part of the Uchiko Line. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, undertook the construction of the Uchiko branch of the Yosan Line which involved building a new stretch of track from Template:STN to Uchiko. The track at Uchiko was re-aligned and elevated and the station location moved. The new station reopened on 3 March 1986. It was still designated as a station on the Uchiko Line but was now operated as part of the Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]
Surrounding area
- Uchiko Town Hall Main Building
- Ikazaki Kite Museum
See also
References
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