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Iyo-Yokota Station

Railway station in Masaki, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°46′22″N 132°43′38″E / 33.7728°N 132.7271°E / 33.7728; 132.7271Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance203.0 km (126.1 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicyclesAccessibleYes - ramp to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeU03HistoryOpened15 April 1961; 63 years ago (1961-04-15)PassengersFY2019210 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Torinoki U04 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line		Minami-Iyo U02-1 towards Takamatsu

Location
Iyo-Yokota Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Iyo-Yokota Station Iyo-Yokota Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Iyo-Yokota Station (伊予横田駅, Iyo-Yokota-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Masaki, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U03".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Iyo-Yokota Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 203.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The platform is equipped with a weather shelter and a "tickets corner", a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp, a waiting room has been set up and there is a designated parking area for bicycles.^[2]^[5]^[3]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a new stop on the existing Yosan Line on 15 April 1961. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is a rural area. Although it is located in Masaki, it is close to the border with Iyo City, and more people use it from the Shimomiya district of Iyo, which has a large population.

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "伊予横田" [Iyo-Yokota]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Iyo-Yokota Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "伊予横田駅" [Iyo-Yokota Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ 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. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.