Iyo-Nakayama Station


Iyo-Nakayama Station is a railway station on the Uchiko branch of the Yosan Line in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U08".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 218.7 km from the beginning of the line at. Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.
In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A station building serves as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is unstaffed but a kan'i itaku agent located outside the station sells some types of tickets.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways 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 with the Uchiko Line at, 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.