Iejigawa Station
Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 5.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai Station.
Layout
Iejigawa Station, which is unmanned, is on an embankment and consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. An access road leads to a paved compound at the base of the embankment where car may be parked. Around the compound there is a toilet building, a bike shed and a public telephone call box. A flight of steps leads up from the compound to the platform. The station is not wheelchair accessible.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
JR Shikoku | ||||
Yodo Line | ||||
Wakai | Local | Utsuigawa |
History
The station opened on 1 March 1974 under the control of Japanese National Railways. After the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.
Surrounding area
- Iejigawa Dam (家地川ダム) - a weir across the Shimanto River.
- Iejigawa Park (家地川公園) - a local park on both sides of the Shimanto River with some 300 cherry trees.
See also
References
- ^ "家地川" [Iejigawa]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "家地川(いえじがわ)駅" [Iejigawa Station]. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "家地川" [Iejigawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ 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. 647. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "家地川ダムの珍事件" [A rare situation for the Iejigawa Dam]. Shimanto-cho Tourism Association Blog. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "家地川公園" [Iejigawa Park]. www.attaka.or.jp. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
Media related to Iejigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons