Yodo Line - History

History

  • October 18, 1914: Uwajima Railway begins operation between Uwajima and Chikanaga using steam locomotives
  • December 12, 1923: Chikanaga – Yoshino section opens
  • March 26, 1931: Uwajima Railway receives permission to operate gasoline-powered locomotives, begins operating a single gasoline-powered engine
  • August 1, 1933: Uwajima Railway is nationalized by Japanese Government Railways, becomes the Uwajima Line; Miyanoshita Station renamed Iyo-Miyanoshita Station, Nakano renamed Futana, and Yoshino renamed Yoshinobu
  • July 2, 1941: Line gauge changed to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in); section between Uwajima and Muden replaced by new route; Kita-Uwajima becomes line's starting point; Takagushi and Mitsuma stations on old section close
  • March 26, 1953: Yoshinobu – Ekawasaki section opens
  • October 1, 1960: Matsuchi Station opens
  • March 1, 1974: Ekawasaki – Wakai section opens; line renamed to Yodo Line
  • September 1974: Centralized traffic control begins
  • October 1, 1974: Freight operations end
  • April 1, 1987: Upon the privatization of JNR, Yodo Line becomes part of JR Shikoku

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