Ichitsubo Station

Ichitsubo Station (市坪駅, Ichitsubo-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in 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 (昇), the name of a haiku poet, Masaoka Shiki, who spent his childhood in Matsuyama.[3]

Ichitsubo Station

市坪駅
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°48′32″N 132°44′57″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance190.7.0 km from Takamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
ParkingDesignated parking lots for bicycles
Disabled accessYes - ramps lead up to platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeU01
History
Opened1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)
Location
Ichitsubo Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The 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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yosan Line (U01)
Matsuyama Local Kita-Iyo

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.
  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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