is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan. It is operated by

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and has the station number "U01". The station is also called named after , the name of

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poet,

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, who spent his childhood in Matsuyama. The nickname is printed on the station name board.

Lines

Ichitsubo Station is served by the JR Shikoku

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and is located 197.9 km from the beginning of the line at .

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed

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s 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. A siding branches off track 2.

Platforms

History

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(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.

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 *

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*Iyozu Hikonomito Shrine (Tsubaki Shrine)

References

External links

*https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/jikoku/pdf/ichitsubo.pdf Station timetable] {{Yosan Line Railway stations in Ehime Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964 Railway stations in Matsuyama, Ehime