Ichitsubo Station

Ichitsubo Station (市坪駅, Ichitsubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U01".[1][2] The station is also called No-Ball Station (野球（の・ボール）駅) named after Noboru (升), the name of haiku poet, Masaoka Shiki, who spent his childhood in Matsuyama.[3]

U01
Ichitsubo Station

市坪駅
Ichitsubo Station
General information
LocationIchitsubo Nishimachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 790-0948
Japan
Coordinates33°48′32″N 132°44′57″E
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Yosan Line
Distance197.9 km (123.0 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
ParkingDesignated parking lots for bicycles
AccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeU01
History
Opened1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)
Passengers
FY2019494
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Kita-Iyo
U02
towards Uwajima
 Yosan Line Matsuyama
U00 Y55
towards Takamatsu
Location
Ichitsubo Station is located in Ehime Prefecture
Ichitsubo Station
Ichitsubo Station
Location within Ehime Prefecture
Ichitsubo Station is located in Japan
Ichitsubo Station
Ichitsubo Station
Ichitsubo Station (Japan)

Lines

Ichitsubo Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 197.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[4][5]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. Line 1 on the east side is the through track while line 2 is the passing loop. There is no station building but both platforms have weather shelters and also "tickets corners" which are small shelters housing automatic ticket vending machines. each platform has its own flight of steps and ramp leading down to the access road. An underpass under the embankment is used to cross from one platform to the other. Designated parking lots for bicycles are provided on the west (Botchan Stadium) side of the station.[2][6] A siding branches off track 2.[4]

Platforms
1      Yosan Line for Iyoshi, Uchiko, Iyo-Nagahama, Iyo-Ōzu, Yawatahama, and Uwajima
2      Yosan Line for Matsuyama, Iyo-Hōjō, Imabari, and Iyo-Saijō

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Ichitsubo Station on 1 October 1964 on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "市坪" [Ichitsubo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "市坪駅" [Ichitsubo Station]. ekisya.net. Retrieved 8 January 2018. The nickname is printed on the station name board.
  4. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 24–25, 69. ISBN 9784062951616.
  5. "Ichitsubo Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. "市坪駅" [Ichitsubo Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. "アクセスマップ Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Central Senior High School Access Map" (in Japanese). Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Central Senior High School. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

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