The Iyo Railway (伊予鉄道 Iyo Tetsudō?) is a transportation company in Matsuyama, Japan. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The company or its lines are commonly known as Iyotetsu (伊予鉄?). The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and is a core company of Iyotetsu Group, which also operates other business such as department stores and travel agencies. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. The company was founded in September 14, 1887, and its railway line, the first one in Shikoku, was opened in October 28, 1888. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common is the smallest (225 km long and between 50 and 150 km wide and least populous (4141955 as of 2005 of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a From August 2005, its lines introduced the IC e-card, a smart card ticketing system. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card ticketing system for public transport by Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu in Matsuyama, Japan. A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated
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Railway lines
- ■ Takahama Line (高浜線): Takahama — Matsuyamashi
- ■ Yokogawara Line (横河原線): Matsuyamashi — Yokogawara
- ■ Gunchū Line (郡中線): Matsuyamashi — Gunchūkō
Takahama Line and Ōtemachi Line are known to have one of the few surviving level junctions crossing each other. In US Railroad practice a level junction (or in the United Kingdom a flat crossing) is a Railway junction that has a track
Tram lines
- Lines: Tram lines are collectively called Matsuyama City Line (松山市内線 Matsuyama Shinai-sen?), there are officially five lines.
- Jōhoku Line (城北線): Komachi — Heiwadōri-Itchōme
- Jōnan Line (城南線): Dōgo-Onsen — Nishi-Horibata, Kami-Ichiman — Heiwadōri-Itchōme
- Honmachi Line (本町線): Nishi-Horibata — Honmachi-Rokuchōme
- Ōtemachi Line (大手町線): Nishi-Horibata — Matsuyama-Ekimae — Komachi
- Hanazono Line (花園線): Matsuyamashi-Ekimae — Minami-Horibata
- Routes: There are five routes regularly in service by using one or more lines above.
- ■ Loop Line (Route 1; 環状線): Matsuyamashi-Ekimae — Minami-Horibata — Komachi — Kami-Ichiman — Minami-Horibata — Matsuyamashi-Ekimae (Only operates in this direction. )
- ■ Loop Line (Route 2; 環状線): Matsuyamashi-Ekimae — Minami-Horibata — Kami-Ichiman — Komachi — Minami-Horibata — Matsuyamashi-Ekimae (Only operates in this direction. )
- ■ Shieki Line (Route 3; 市駅線): Matsuyamashi-Ekimae — Kami-Ichiman — Dōgo-Onsen
- ■ JR Line (Route 5; JR線): Matsuyama-Ekimae — Minami-Horibata — Kami-Ichiman — Dōgo-Onsen
- ■ Honmachi Line (Route 6; 本町線): Honmachi-Rokuchōme — Minami-Horibata — Kami-Ichiman — Dōgo-Onsen
Bus Lines
The company operates highway buses linking Matsuyama and the major cities of Japan, including Tokyo, Ōsaka, Fukuyama, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Kōchi and others. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is a city located alongside the Ashida River in Hiroshima, Japan. is located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. It also operates a local network in and around the city.
Iyotetsu in popular culture
- Yakyūken: The game nowadays known as a strip rock-paper-scissors, was originally a rock-paper-scissors variation with just a dance, without any striptease. Rock-paper-scissors (also known as scissors-paper-stone, Jan-ken-pon, rochambeau (sometimes spelled roshambo) A striptease or Exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment usually a Dance, in which the performer known as a "stripper" gradually undresses Rock-paper-scissors (also known as scissors-paper-stone, Jan-ken-pon, rochambeau (sometimes spelled roshambo) It was a party stunt by Iyotetsu Baseball Club, invented in 1924. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Botchan, a 1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki, depcits a life in Matsuyama. Botchan (坊っちゃん is a Novel written by Natsume Sōseki in 1906 Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting was the Pen name of, who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era (1868-1912 The current Botchan Train (坊っちゃん列車 Botchan Ressha?), operated from 2001, reproduces the atmosphere at the time. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
- Baishinji Station of Takahama Line appeared in the last episode of Tokyo Love Story, a 1991 TV dorama based on a same-titled manga. is a Manga by Fumi Saimon. Tokyo Love Story was adapted as a Japanese television drama ( dorama) in 1991 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. also called dorama (ドラマ are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Rika Akana, the main heroine, knotted a handkerchief to the station's fence. Many fans have done the same thing in the station, even to this date.
See also
External links
- (Japanese) Official website
- (English) (Korean) (Chinese) "Bus map" on the official website
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