Akaboshi Station

Y25
Akaboshi Station

赤星駅
Akaboshi Station platform, March 2003
General information
LocationDoicho Tsune, Shikokuchūō-shi, Ehime-ken 799-0704
Japan
Coordinates33°58′0.23″N 133°27′22.86″E / 33.9667306°N 133.4563500°E / 33.9667306; 133.4563500
Operator JR Shikoku
Line■ Yosan Line
Distance85.9 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure type
At grade
Cycle facilities
Bike shed
AccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY25
History
Opened1 March 1960 (1960-03-01)
Passengers
FY2019234
Location
Akaboshi Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Akaboshi Station
Akaboshi Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Akaboshi Station is located in Japan
Akaboshi Station
Akaboshi Station
Location within Japan

Akaboshi Station (赤星駅, Akaboshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y25".

Lines

Akaboshi Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 85.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station. Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The local municipality has built a waiting room and toilet by the side of the track where a bike shed has also been set up. A ramp leads up to the platform.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yosan Line
Iyo-Sangawa Rapid Sunport Iyo-Doi
Iyo-Sangawa Nanpū Relay Iyo-Doi
Iyo-Sangawa Local Iyo-Doi

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Akaboshi on 1 March 1960 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Akaboshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "赤星駅" [Akiboshi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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. p. 213-215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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