Chikanaga Station
Lines. The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 60.4 km from . 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. History. The station opened on 18 October 1914 as the terminus  of a narrow-gauge line from Uwajima owned by the . It became a through-station on 12 December 1923 when the line was extended to Yoshino (later renamed ). 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.