Unomachi Station (卯之町駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U18".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 256.5 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Eastbound local trains which serve the station terminate at Matsuyama. Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line. In addition, the Uwakai limited express also stops at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A timber station building of traditional Japanese design houses a waiting room, a shops and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). Car parking is available outside the station. A siding branches off line 1 and ends near the station building.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on 2 July 1941 as the eastern terminus of the then Uwajima Line with Uwajima at the western end. Subsequently, the track of the Yosan Mainline was extended westwards from Yawatahama and linked up with the Uwajima Line at Unomachi, absorbing the latter line and its stations. Unomachi then became part of the Yosan Main Line on 20 June 1945. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area