Iyotetsu

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The Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., commonly known as Iyotetsu, is the main transport provider in Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan. The company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and also has many subsidiaries, which include a bank, department stores, travel agencies, and various other businesses.

History

The company was founded on September 14, 1887, and its Takahama railway line, the first in Shikoku, was opened on October 28, 1888. In addition to being the first railway in Shikoku, it was also the third private railway in Japan.[1] It is named for the former Iyo Province. The first tramway was electrified in 1911, whilst the entire tram network was changed from Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". gauge to Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". gauge in 1923.[2]

Services

Railway

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Route map

Iyotetsu operates the following railway lines. Template:Plainlist

Takahama Line

This 9.4 km line opened as Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". gauge in 1888, and was regauged to Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., double-tracked to Baishinji (8.2 km) and electrified at 600 V DC in 1931. This line is still electrified at 600 V DC, not increased to 750 V DC as Yokogawara or Gunchū Lines.[3] The Takahama Line and the Ōtemachi Tramline have one of the few remaining rail/tram level crossings in Japan.[4]

Yokogawara Line

This 13.2 km line opened as Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". gauge in 1893, and was regauged to Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in 1931. Steam locomotives were replaced by diesel traction in 1954, and the line was electrified at 750 V DC in 1967. Through services to and from the Takahama line commenced in 1981.[3]

Gunchū Line

The initial 10.7 km line was opened as a Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". gauge line in 1896 by the South Iyo Railway. Iyotetsu acquired it through merger in 1900. It was regauged to Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in 1937.[3] In 1939, a 600 m extension opened to Gunchuko, enabling a transfer to JR Iyo station (today Template:STN on the Yosan Line.[5] The line was electrified in 1950 at 600 V DC, increased to 750 V DC in 1976.[3]

CTC signalling was introduced on the rail system in 1993.[3]

Former connecting lines

A 4.4 km 762 mm gauge line opened from Iyo Tachibana (on the Yokogawara line) to Morimatsu in 1896, the line being regauged to 1,067 mm in 1931. The line closed in 1965.[6]

Tram

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Development of the tram and train network in Matsuyama (incl. JR Shikoku Yosan Line and Matsuyamajō Ropeway)

Diagram of the tram network, illustrating the various routes

Lines

There are officially five lines, as follows.

Routes

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Bus

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Iyotetsu local bus

The company operates highway buses linking Matsuyama and the major cities of Japan, including Tokyo, Ōsaka, Fukuyama, Takamatsu, Tokushima, and Kōchi. It also operates a local network in and around the city, including services that operate to and from Matsuyama Airport.

Rolling stock

Heavy rail

Trams

Two 5000 series low-floor tramcars (numbers 5001 and 5002) were delivered in September 2017, scheduled to enter revenue service on 21 September 2017.[8][9]

Former rolling stock

Botchan Ressha

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Botchan Ressha turning at Matsuyama City Station

Iyo Railway also operates the Botchan Ressha, diesel-powered replicas of the original Iyotetsu steam locomotives, well-known from Natsume Sōseki's famous 1906 novel, Botchan. The current Botchan Ressha, operating on two of the city lines since 2001, reproduces the atmosphere of early Meiji era train travel in Matsuyama.

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

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External links

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