Torinoki Station

Railway station in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°45′49″N 132°42′40″E / 33.7636°N 132.7111°E / 33.7636; 132.7111Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance204.8 km (127.3 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeU04HistoryOpened1 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-01)PassengersFY2019356 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Iyoshi U05 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line		Iyo-Yokota U03 towards Takamatsu

Location
Torinoki Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Torinoki Station Torinoki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Torinoki Station (鳥ノ木駅, Torinoki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U04".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Torinoki Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 204.8 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and these ply the sectors Matsuyama - Iyo-Ōzu via Iyo-Nagahama or Matsuyama - Uwajima via the Uchiko branch. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a simple shelter for waiting passengers. A "tickets corner" (a small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is placed on the ramp which leads to the platform from the access road. A bicycle shed has been erected near the base of the ramp.^[2]^[5]^[3]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a new stop on the existing Yosan Line on 1 November 1986. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 56
Torinoki Housing Complex

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "鳥ノ木" [Torinoki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Torinoki Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "鳥ノ木駅" [Torinoki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 9 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. 638. 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.