Chikanaga Station
# Chikanaga Station

Chikanaga Station (近永駅, Chikanaga-eki) is a railway station on the Yodo Line in Kihoku, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G40".

## Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 60.4 km from Wakai.

## Layout

The station consists of an island platform served by two tracks. By the side of one track, a station building is located with a waiting and ticket window operated by a kan'i itaku contractor. The island platform is reached by crossing one track along a paved walkway and then climbing up some steps. Parking lots, a bike shed and a public telephone call box are located outside the building.

* View of station looking in the direction of Fukata. In the centre can be seen the path used to cross the track to access the platform from the station building.
* View of the station building facade

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Yodo Line |||||
| Izume | Izume | - | Fukata | Fukata |

## History

The station opened on 18 October 1914 as the terminus of a narrow-gauge line from Uwajima owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道). It became a through-station on 12 December 1923 when the line was extended to Yoshino (later renamed Yoshinobu). With the nationalization of the Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). Subsequently, with the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.

