Gorō Station

S17
Gorō Station

五郎駅
Gorō Station in 2011
General information
LocationGorō, Ōzu City, Ehime Prefecture 795-0051
Japan
Coordinates33°32′28″N 132°34′13″E / 33.5411°N 132.5703°E / 33.5411; 132.5703
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Yosan Line
Distance245.7 km (152.7 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - steps lead up to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS17
History
Opened14 February 1918; 106 years ago (1918-02-14)
Passengers
FY201940
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Iyo-Ōzu
U14 S18
towards Uwajima
 Yosan Line
via Iyo-Nagahama
 Haruka
S16
towards Takamatsu
Location
Gorō Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Gorō Station
Gorō Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Gorō Station is located in Japan
Gorō Station
Gorō Station
Gorō Station (Japan)

Gorō Station (五郎駅, Gorō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S17".[1][2]

Lines

Gorō Station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 245.7 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Only local trains stop at the station. Eastbound local services end at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. Also present are the remnants of a disused island platform.[2][5][3]

History

The station opened on 14 February 1918. At that time, it was an intermediate station on the privately run 762 mm gauge Ehime Railway from Nagahama-machi (now Iyo-Nagahama) to Ōzu (now Iyo-Ōzu). When the company was nationalized on 1 October 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control and operated the station as part of the Ehime Line. Subsequently, the track of the Ehime Line was regauged to 1,067 mm. A link up with the Yosan Line was created between Kitanada and Iyo-Nagahama. The stretch of Ehime Line track from Iyo-Nagahama to Iyo-Ōzu, including Gorō, was then incorporated into the Yosan Main Line on 6 October 1935. At the same time, the branch of Ehime Line from Gorō through Niiya to Kitayama and later Uchiko became the Uchiko Line and Gorō became the official start point of this line.

On 3 March 1986, the Uchiko shortcut/branch of the Yosan Line from Mukaibara through Uchiko to Niiya and Iyo-Ōzu was completed. The branch from Gorō to Niiya was then abolished and Gorō ceased to be part of the Uchiko Line.

With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Surrounding area

  • Hijikawa Disaster Prevention Station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "五郎" [Gorō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 28, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. ^ "Gorō Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "五郎駅" [Gorō Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ 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. 640. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ 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.

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