is a junction passenger

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located in the city of Ōzu,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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and is the junction of two branches of the Yosan Line and hence has two station numbers "U14" and "S18".

Lines

Iyo-Ōzu Station is served by the JR Shikoku

Yosan Line The is the principal railway line on the island of Shikoku in Japan, connecting the major cities of Shikoku, and via the Honshi-Bisan Line, with Honshu. It is operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), and is aligned approximately pa ...

and is located 243.0 km from the beginning of the line at (measured along the shorter Uchiko branch. Iyo-Ōzu is the first station after the junction of two branches of the line, the older Iyonada branch along the coast and the newer, shorter inland Uchiko branch. As such it carries two station number prefixes, the "S" prefix for stations along the Iyonada branch and the "U" prefix used by stations along the Uchiko branch. Local trains serving both branches stop at the station. Eastbound local trains serving either branch terminate at . Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line. In addition, the

Uwakai The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from to . The ''Uwakai'' service was introduced on 21 November 1990. Route The main stations served by this service are as follows. - - Rolling stock * 2000 ...

limited express from to stops at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

and a

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station building houses a waiting room, a JR ticket window (with a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility) and a JR Travel Centre (Warp Plaza). Car parking is available at the station. Several sidings branch off the tracks, the one beyond track 3 leading to a disused freight platform. File:IYO-OZU Station-Platform-20110907.jpg, A view of the station platforms and tracks in 2011. A siding can be seen on the right,

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on 14 February 1918 as Ōzu, the terminus of the private a light railway line starting from , near Nagahama-machi (the present ). After the company was nationalized on 1 October 1933,

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

(JGR) took over the station. It was renamed Iyo-Ōzu and now formed part of the . On October 6, 1935, after the track had been re-gauged to 1,067 mm, the station became part of the Yosan Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

*Iyo-Ozu Station Tourist Information Center *

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References

External links

Iyo-Ōzu Station (JR Shikoku)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iyo-Ozu Station Railway stations in Ehime Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1918 Ōzu, Ehime