Futana Station

Railway station in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°17′29″N 132°37′45″E / 33.2915°N 132.6292°E / 33.2915; 132.6292Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yodo LineDistance66.9 km from WakaiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - steps needed to reach platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeG43HistoryOpened18 October 1914 (1914-10-18)Previous namesNakano (to 1933)PassengersFY201836

Location
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Futana Station (二名駅, Futana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G43".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 66.9 km from the beginning of the line at Wakai.^[3]^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. A flight of steps is needed to reach the platform from the access road and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible. A parking area and bike shed are provided.^[1]^[5]

Adjacent stations

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History

The station opened on 18 October 1914 as Nakano Station (中野駅), a through-station on the narrow-gauge line from Uwajima to Chikanaga owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道). With the nationalization of the Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR) and was renamed Futana.

With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.^[4]^[6]

Surrounding area

Ehime Prefectural Route 283 passes in front of the station. Although the surrounding fields are widely spread, private houses are also scattered. There is a kamaboko factory on the southeast side of the station.

References

^ ^a ^b "二名" [Futana]. yodosen-green.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "Futana Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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. pp. 645–647. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "二名" [Futana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 December 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.