Kikuma Station

Railway station in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

34°02′00″N 132°50′27″E / 34.0333°N 132.8409°E / 34.0333; 132.8409Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance165.9 km from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicyclesAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY45HistoryOpened21 June 1925; 98 years ago (1925-06-21)PassengersFY2019416

Location
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Kikuma Station (菊間駅, Kikuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y45".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kikuma Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 165.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two staggered opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A station building serves as a waiting room and is linked to platform 1. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. Parking is available at the station forecourt and there is a designated parking area for bicycles. A siding branches off line 1 and leads to an area behind and to one side of the station building and is used mainly by track maintenance equipment.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Kameoka		Local		Asanami

History

Kikuma Station opened on 21 June 1925 as the terminus of the then Sanyo Line when it was extended westwards from Ōnishi. It became a through-station on 28 March 1926 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Hōjō. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Kawara no Furusato Park
Imabari City Hall Kikuma Branch
Japan National Route 196

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "菊間" [Kikuma]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 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. 15, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Kikuma Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "菊間駅" [Kikuma Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "菊間" [Kikuma]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 4 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. 637. 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.