Iyo-Miyanoshita Station
# Iyo-Miyanoshita Station

Iyo-Miyanoshita Station (伊予宮野下駅, Iyo-Miyanoshita-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G44".

## Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 69.1 km from the beginning of the line at Wakai.

## Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A wooden building adjacent to one platform serves as a waiting room for passengers. A footbridge gives access to the other platform across the tracks. A parking area and bike shed are provided.

* Waiting room of the station.
* A view of the overhead bridge which gives access to the platform opposite the waiting room.

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Yodo Line |||||
| Futana | Futana | - | Muden | Muden |

## History

The station opened on 18 October 1914 as Miyanoshita Station (宮野下駅, Miyanoshita-eki), a through-station on the narrow-gauge line from Uwajima to Chikanaga owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道). With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR), and was renamed Iyo-Miyanoshita. Subsequently, with the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.

## Surrounding area

* Ryūkōji (龍光寺), the 41st temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage trail is about 1.3 km to the north-northwest of the station.
* Uwajima City Mima Junior High School
* Uwajima City Mima Elementary School
