Matsuyama City Station

Matsuyama City Station

松山市駅
Matsuyama City Station building
General information
Location5 Chome Minatomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 790-0012
Japan
Coordinates33°50′08″N 132°45′44″E / 33.83556°N 132.76222°E / 33.83556; 132.76222
Operated by Iyotetsu
Line(s)
Platforms1 island + 2 side platform
Tracks3
Connections
  • Iyotetsu streetcar
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeIY10
History
Opened28 October 1888; 136 years ago (1888-10-28)
Previous namesMatsuyama (1888-1889, 1902-1927) Togawa (1889-1902)
Passengers
FY201527,175
Services
Preceding station Iyotetsu Following station
Ōtemachi
towards Takahama
 Takahama Line through to Yokogawara Line
through to Takahama Line Yokogawara Line Ishitegawa-kōen
towards Yokogawara
Dobashi
towards Gunchū Port
 Gunchū Line Terminus
Location
Matsuyama City Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Matsuyama City Station
Matsuyama City Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Matsuyama City Station is located in Japan
Matsuyama City Station
Matsuyama City Station
Matsuyama City Station (Japan)
Matsuyama City Station, circa 1930

Matsuyama City Station (松山市駅, Matsuyama-shi-eki), informally known as "Shieki", is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Iyotetsu. The stations the terminus for the Iyo Railway's rail, tram, and bus lines and forms one of Matsuyama's city centers.

Lines

Matsuyama City Station is a terminus of the Takahama Line and is located 7.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Takahama. During most of the day, railway trains arrive every fifteen minutes. Trains continue from Matsuyama City Station on the Yokogawara Line to Yokogawara Station.[1] The station is also served by the Yokogawara Line, and the Gunchū Lines. A tram station in front of the station building is the terminus for five of the six streetcar lines with the exception of Line 6, and the Botchan Ressha, a replica of the original Iyo Railway locomotives.

Layout

The station building houses one elevated island platform and one side platform connected by an underground concourse. The station is attended. The station building is also home to the Matsuyama branch of the Takashimaya department store chain. There is also an arcade beneath the station, known as Matsuchika Town.

Platforms

1      Yokogawara Line for Kume, Hirai, Yokogawara
2      Takahama Line for Kinuyama, Mitsu, Takahama
3      Gunchū Line for Yōgo, Masaki, Gunchū Port

History

The station was opened on 28 October 1888 as Matsuyama Station (松山駅). It was Matsuyama's first central train station, preceding the JR Matsuyama Station by four decades, and was on the first railway in Shikoku and the third private railway in Japan.[2] The first Iyotetsu line ran between the City Station and the port of Mitsugahama (now called Mitsuhama), with an interim stop at Komachi. It was renamed Togawa Station (外側駅) on 20 July 1889, and back to "Matsuyama Station" on 1 June 1902. The station renamed to its present name on 1 March 1927 when its name was usurped by the Japanese Government Railways' Matsuyama Station.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Iyotetsu Takashimaya Main Building: Shikoku's Largest Department Store
  • Matsuyama City Ekimae Underground Shopping Center (Matsuchika Town): Shikoku's only underground shopping center
  • Iyotetsu Head Office

See also

References

  1. ^ "いよてつ郊外電車時刻表" (PDF). Iyotetsu. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ Kishi, Yuichiro (2004). "Railway Operators in Japan 13: Shikoku Region". Japan Railway & Transport Review (39): 44. Archived from the original on 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. ^ Iyo Railway. "伊予鉄道発祥の地「松山市駅」の足跡" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.

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