The is a
light rail line owned by
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.
...
. The line is composed of a main line between
Dōgo Onsen
is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan.
History
Dōgo Onsen is one of the oldest hot springs in Japan, with a history stretching back over 1000 years. The springs are mentioned in the Man'yōs ...
and
Nishi-Horibata and a branch line between
Heiwadōri 1-chōme and
Kamiichiman. The two lines runs entirely within the city of
Matsuyama
file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall
file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan ...
,
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
History
The Jōnan Line was built in 1911 by the , who ran electric trams on a track. The Matsuyama Electric Railway was merged with Iyotetsu in 1921, who continued to operate the line.
In 1923, the tracks were converted from 1435 mm to .
Operations
The line is
electrified
Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source.
The broad meaning of the term, such as in the history of technology, economic history ...
with
overhead lines
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as:
* Overhead catenary
* Overhead contact system (OCS)
* Overhead equipmen ...
. The main line is
double-tracked
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, while the branch line is
single-tracked. Five light rail services, along with the
heritage railway
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
train
''Botchan'', run on the line.
Stations
: Stations served by the
heritage railway
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
train ''Botchan''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonan Line
Railway lines in Japan
Rail transport in Ehime Prefecture
Railway lines opened in 1911