is a rechargeable contactless
smart card
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card) is a physical electronic authentication device, used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) c ...
ticketing system for public transport by Iyo Railway (
Iyotetsu
The 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.
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) in
Matsuyama, Japan. The card was introduced from August 23, 2005, succeeding the previous e-card, a magnetic prepaid card. This is the first smart card system by Japanese transportation operators with
Osaifu-Keitai mobile payment service (Mobile
FeliCa), preceding that of
Mobile Suica.
Types of cards
*IC e-card
*IC e-card commuter pass
*Mobile e-card
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JAL
JAL or Jal may refer to:
Entertainment
* Jal (band), a Pakistani pop/rock band
* ''Jal'' (film), a 2014 Hindi film
* Jal Fazer, a character in the British TV series ''Skins''
* "Jal", an episode of the British TV series ''Skins''
Places
* Jal, ...
Mileage Bank Iyotetsu e-card
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Ehime F.C.
is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in .
History
The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and rena ...
e-card
Usable area
*Iyotetsu Lines
**Heavy railways;
Gunchū Line
The is a 11.3 km railway line owned by Iyotetsu. The line connects Matsuyama with Iyo in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The line runs southwards from Matsuyama City Station, terminating at Gunchū Port Station.
The line used to be owned by the Sout ...
,
Takahama Line
The is a 9.4 km railway line owned by Iyotetsu. The line connects Matsuyama with the port town of Mitsuhama in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The line runs in the northwest direction from Matsuyama City Station, terminating at Takahama Station.
O ...
, and
Yokogawara Line
The is a 13.2 km railway line owned by Iyotetsu. The line connects Matsuyama with Tōon in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The line runs eastwards from Matsuyama City Station, terminating at Yokogawara Station.
Operations
The line is electrified w ...
.
**Tramways, all the lines.
*Iyotetsu Bus; all the regular bus lines, including limousine buses to
Matsuyama Airport and
Matsuyama Port, a railway-transfer bus between
Takahama Station and Matsuyama Port, but excluding a service by Setouchi Bus.
*Iyotetsu Taxi; Matsuyama area only.
*Ishizuchisan
SA and Iyonada SA at
Matsuyama Expressway.
*''Whale Express'', a highway bus between Matsuyama and
Kōchi
Kochi is a city in Kerala, India.
Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to:
People
* Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan
* , a Japanese surname:
** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...
.
*A few stores in Matsuyama, including Iyotetsu
Takashimaya department store.
External links
*
IC e-card official website
Fare collection systems in Japan
Contactless smart cards
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