Ichitsubo Station

Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°48′32″N 132°44′57″E / 33.8090°N 132.7493°E / 33.8090; 132.7493Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Yosan LineDistance197.9 km (123.0 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeEmbankmentParkingDesignated parking lots for bicyclesAccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeU01HistoryOpened1 October 1964; 59 years ago (1964-10-01)PassengersFY2019494 Services

Preceding station	JR Shikoku			Following station
Kita-Iyo U02 towards Uwajima		Yosan Line		Matsuyama U00 Y55 towards Takamatsu

Location
Ichitsubo Station Location within Ehime Prefecture Show map of Ehime Prefecture Ichitsubo Station Ichitsubo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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]

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

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)

References

^ "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.