Haruka Station

Railway station in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°33′21″N 132°33′19″E / 33.5558°N 132.5553°E / 33.5558; 132.5553Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance243.4 km (151.2 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp to platform from access roadOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeS16HistoryOpened20 October 1961; 62 years ago (1961-10-20)PassengersFY201926 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Gorō S17 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line via Iyo-Nagahama		Hataki S15 towards Takamatsu

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

Haruka Station (春賀駅, Haruka-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 "S16".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Haruka Station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which runs along the coast from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu and is 243.4 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. A ramp up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[5]^[3]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 October 1961 as an added stop on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Ozu City Miyoshi Contact Office
Ozu City Miyoshi Elementary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "春賀" [Haruka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 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. 28, 73. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Haruka Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "春賀駅" [Haruka Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 26 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. 640. 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.