Yoshinobu Station

Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Matsuno, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G37".

Lines
The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line, and is 53.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Wakai.

Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. One platform is connected to a station building which is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room. An overhead bridge leads across the tracks to the other platform which has a passenger shelter.

Adjacent stations
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History
The station opened on 12 December 1923 when a narrow gauge line owned by the Uwajima Railway (宇和島鉄道) from Uwajima to Chikanaga was extended. The station became the new terminus and was given the name Yoshino Station (吉野駅). With the nationalization of Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later corporatised as Japan National Railways (JNR) and was renamed Yoshinobu Station (吉野生駅). On 26 March 1953, it became a through-station when the line was extended to Ekawasaki.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

 * former Yoshinobu town hall
 * Hiromi River