Kikuma Station
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Y45 Kikuma Station 菊間駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kikuma Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kikumachohama, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2303 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′00″N 132°50′27″E / 34.0333°N 132.8409°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Yosan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 165.9 km from Takamatsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bicycles | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | Y45 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 June 1925 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 416 | ||||||||||
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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]
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]
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
