Yawatahama Station


Yawatahama Station is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 256.5 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 an island and a side platform serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station building houses a waiting room, shops, a JR ticket window and a JR Travel Centre. Car parking and car rental is available at the station. There is a passing loop between tracks 2 and 3, in between the side and island platform and several sidings are located south of the station beyond track 3.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on 6 February 1939 as the western terminus of the then Yosan Mainline which had been extended westwards from. It became a through-station on 20 June 1945 when the track of the Yosan Mainline linked up with the track of the then Uwajima Line at, allowing through-traffic from to. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.