Kawanoe Station
railway station in Shikokuchuo, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Kawanoe Station (川之江駅, Kawanoe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y22".
Lines
Kawanoe Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 72.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.
The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:
Shiokaze - from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima
Ishizuchi - from Matsuyama to Takamatsu and Uwajima
Midnight Express Takamatsu - from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijo
Morning Express Takamatsu - from Iyo-Saijo to Takamatsu
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A station building houses a waiting room, shops and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Various sidings and passing loops branch off the main tracks on both sides of the island platform.
Adjacent stations
History
Kawanoe Station opened on 1 April 1916 as the terminus of the then Sanuki Line which had been extended westwards from Kan'onji. It became a through-station on 16 September 1917 when the line was further extended to Iyo-Mishima.
The public source identifies “Kawanoe Station” as railway station in Shikokuchuo, Ehime prefecture, Japan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kawanoe, Station and railway.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q873285. Authority coordinates are 34.015, 133.576. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1916 and 1917.
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