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 | |||||||||||
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![]() Ichitsubo Station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Ichitsubo Nishimachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 790-0948 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°48′32″N 132°44′57″E / 33.8090°N 132.7493°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Yosan Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 197.9 km (123.0 mi) from Takamatsu | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
Parking | Designated parking lots for bicycles | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - ramps lead up to platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | U01 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 October 1964 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 494 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editIchitsubo 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
editThe 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
edit1 | Yosan Line | for Iyoshi, Uchiko, Iyo-Nagahama, Iyo-Ōzu, Yawatahama, and Uwajima |
2 | Yosan Line | for Matsuyama, Iyo-Hōjō, Imabari, and Iyo-Saijō |
History
editJapanese 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
edit- Matsuyama Central Park
- Baseball stadium (Botchan Stadium)
- Sub-stadium (Madonna Stadium)
- Sports field
- Sports arena
- Tennis court
- Pool (Aqua Pallet Matsuyama)
- Matsuyama Keirin Track
- Ehimeken Budokan
- Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Central Senior High School[9]
- Iyozu Hikonomito Shrine (Tsubaki Shrine)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "市坪" [Ichitsubo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "市坪駅" [Ichitsubo Station]. ekisya.net. Retrieved 8 January 2018. The nickname is printed on the station name board.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Ichitsubo Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "市坪駅" [Ichitsubo Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/jikoku/pdf/ichitsubo.pdf Station timetable]
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