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Akaboshi Station

Railway station in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°58′0.23″N 133°27′22.86″E / 33.9667306°N 133.4563500°E / 33.9667306; 133.4563500Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance85.9 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY25HistoryOpened1 March 1960 (1960-03-01)PassengersFY2019234

Location
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Akaboshi Station (赤星駅, Akaboshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y25".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Akaboshi Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 85.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The local municipality has built a waiting room and toilet by the side of the track where a bike shed has also been set up. A ramp leads up to the platform.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[3]

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Yosan Line
Iyo-Sangawa	Rapid Sunport	Iyo-Doi
Iyo-Sangawa	Nanpū Relay	Iyo-Doi
Iyo-Sangawa	Local	Iyo-Doi

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Akaboshi on 1 March 1960 as a new station on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 11
Sanpuku-ji
Shikokuchuo Municipal Nagatsu Elementary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ ^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. 10, 66. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Akaboshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "赤星駅" [Akiboshi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "赤星駅" [Akaboshi]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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. 635. 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.