The is a 11.3 km

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owned by

Iyotetsu The , 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, a ...

. The line connects

Matsuyama 270px, Matsuyama City Hall 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, in Japan and is also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243,541 h ...

with Iyo in

Ehime Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 and a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...

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. The line runs southwards from Matsuyama City Station, terminating at

Gunchū Port Station Gunchū is the historic name of Iyo, Ehime, a city in Japan. Gunchū may also refer to: * Gunchū Line, railway line operated by Iyotetsu in Ehime * Gunchū Station, railway station in Iyo * Gunchū Port Station, railway station in Iyo {{dis ...

. The line used to be owned by the South Iyo Railway until they merged with Iyotetsu in 1900.

History

The South Iyo Railway opened most of the line from Matsuyama to Gunchū in 1895. At the time, three railway companies operated lines around Matsuyama, which caused inconvenience for both railway operators and users. As a result, the South Iyo Railway, along with the Dōgo Railroad was merged into Iyotetsu in 1900. The line extended to Gunchū Port in 1939 following JNR extension into Matsuyama in 1927. The entire line was electrified in 1950.

Operations

The line is

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with

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and is single-tracked for the entire line. Trains servicing the entire line runs around every 20 minutes. Trains terminating at Masaki runs in the morning.

Stations

All stations are located in

Ridership

References:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gunchu Line Iyotetsu Gunchū Line Railway lines in Japan Rail transport in Ehime Prefecture Railway lines opened in 1896