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Railway	Line	Linetype
Iyotetsu	Gunchū	Non JR railway
	Takahama	Non JR railway
	Yokogawara	Non JR railway
	Hanazono	Tramway
	Honmachi	Tramway
	Jōhoku	Tramway
	Jōnan	Tramway
	Ōtemachi	Tramway

Iyotetsu 伊予鉄道 Iyo Tetsudō Iyo Railway

Gunchū 郡中線 1067 mm 750V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Matsuyama
Matsuyama City

Opened	1896	Matsuyamashi - Gunchū	Tracks	Single track
Opened	1939	Gunchū - Gunchūkō

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Matsuyamashi	Iyotetsu: Takahama, Iyotetsu: Yokogawara, Iyotetsu: Hanazono [Matsuyamashi-ekimae],	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Masaki		7.9	Masaki-chō
Map	Map	Gunchū		10.7	Iyo-shi
Map	Map	Gunchūkō	JR Shikoku: Yosan [Iyoshi]	11.3	Iyo-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Mar 22, 2011

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local Futsū 普通	Matsuyamashi - Gunchūkō	59	Every 15 min	22 min	31 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Matsuyamashi - Masaki	2		19 min	25 km/h

Takahama 高浜線 1067 mm 600V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Matsuyama
Matsuyama City

Opened	1888 - 1892	762 mm	Tracks	Single track	Takahama - Baishinji
Re-gauged	1931	762 mm > 1067 mm	Tracks	Double track	Baishinji - Matsuyamashi

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Takahama		0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Baishinji		1.2	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Komachi	Iyotetsu: Ōtemachi, Iyotetsu: Jōhoku	7.6	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Ōtemachi	Iyotetsu: Ōtemachi	8.5	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Matsuyamashi	Iyotetsu: Gunchū, Iyotetsu: Yokogawara, Iyotetsu: Hanazono [Matsuyamashi-ekimae],	9.4	Matsuyama-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Mar 22, 2011

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local Futsū 普通	Takahama - Matsuyamashi - Yokogawara	60	Every 15 min	52 min	26 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Takahama - Matsuyamashi	3		21 min	27 km/h

Yokogawara 横河原線 1067 mm 750V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Matsuyama
Matsuyama City

Opened	1893 - 1899	762 mm	Tracks	Single track
Re-gauged	1931	762 mm > 1067 mm

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Matsuyamashi	Iyotetsu: Takahama, Iyotetsu: Gunchū, Iyotetsu: Hanazono [Matsuyamashi-ekimae],	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Yokogawara		13.2	Tōon-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Mar 22, 2011

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local Futsū 普通	Takahama - Matsuyamashi - Yokogawara	60	Every 15 min	52 min	26 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Matsuyamashi - Yokogawara	3		29 min	27 km/h

Hanazono 花園線 Tramway 1067 mm 600V DC

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama City

Opened

1947

Tracks

Double track

Operated by route 1, 2 and 3 (see Jōnan line below).

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Matsuyamashi-ekimae	Iyotetsu: Takahama [Matsuyamashi], Iyotetsu: Gunchū [Matsuyamashi], Iyotetsu: Yokogawara [Matsuyamashi],	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Minami-Horibata	Iyotetsu: Jōnan	0.4	Matsuyama-shi

Honmachi 本町線 Tramway 1067 mm 600V DC

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama City

Opened	1948	Nishi-Horibata - Honmachi-yon-chōme	Tracks	Single track
Opened	1962	Honmachi-yon-chōme - Honmachi-roku-chōme

Operated by route 6 (see below).
A predecessor line in the same area opened in 1907.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Nishi-Horibata	Iyotetsu: Ōtemachi, Iyotetsu: Jōnan	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Honmachi-yon-chōme		0.9	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Honmachi-roku-chōme	Iyotetsu: Jōhoku	1.5	Matsuyama-shi

Jōhoku 城北線 Tramway 1067 mm 600V DC

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama City

Opened	1895	as 762 mm-railway (not exactly current route)	Tracks	Single track
Re-gauged	1911	762 mm > 1067 mm
Re-routed	1927

Operated by route 1 and 2 (see below). The section Heiwadōri-Itchōme - Kami-Ichiman belongs formally to Jōnan line.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Komachi	Iyotetsu: Takahama, Iyotetsu: Ōtemachi	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Honmachi-roku-chōme	Iyotetsu: Honmachi	0.9	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Teppochō		2.2	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Heiwadōri-Itchōme		2.7	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Kami-Ichiman	Iyotetsu: Jōnan	2.8	Matsuyama-shi

Jōnan 城南線 Tramway 1067 mm 600V DC

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama City

Opened	1895 - 1911	Predecessors - not exactly the current route. One line 1435 mm.	Tracks	Double track
Opened	1923 - 1936	The current route is established

Operated by all lines (see below).

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Nishi-Horibata	Iyotetsu: Ōtemachi, Iyotetsu: Honmachi	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Minami-Horibata	Iyotetsu: Hanazono	0.3	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Kami-Ichiman	Iyotetsu: Jōhoku	2.3	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Dōgo-onsen		3.5	Matsuyama-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Jun 17, 2011

Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Route 1 (Kanjō "Loop")	Matsuyamashi-ekimae - Minami-Horibata - Nishi-Horibata - Komachi - Kami-Ichiman - Minami-Horibata - Matsuyamashi-ekimae (this way only) [7.3 km]	Every 10 min	36 min	12 km/h
Route 2 (Kanjō "Loop")	As route 1 - but in the other direction	Every 10 min	36 min	12 km/h
Route 3 (Shieki)	Matsuyamashi-ekimae - Minami-Horibata - Dōgo-onsen [3.6 km]	Every 7.5 min	16 min	14 km/h
Route 5 (JR)	Matsuyama-ekimae - Nishi-Horibata - Dōgo-onsen [4.1 km]	Every 7.5 min	19 min	13 km/h
Route 6 (Honmachi)	Honmachi-roku-chōme - Nishi-Horibata - Dōgo-onsen [5.0 km]	Every 30 min	23 min	13 km/h

Ōtemachi 大手町線 Tramway 1067 mm 600V DC

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Matsuyama City

Opened	1927	Komachi - Matsuyama-ekimae	Tracks	Single track	Komachi - Matsuyama-ekimae
Opened	1936	Matsuyama-ekimae - Nishi-Horibata	Tracks	Double track	Matsuyama-ekimae - Nishi-Horibata

Operated by route 1/2 (Loop) and between Matsuyama-ekimae and Nishi-horibata also by route 5 (JR) - see Jōnan line above for details. The line crosses over the tracks of Takahama line at Komachi station and has a level crossing with Takahama line at Ōtemachi station.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Komachi	Iyotetsu: Takahama, Iyotetsu: Jōhoku	0.0	Matsuyama-shi	Ehime
Map	Map	Matsuyama-ekimae	JR Shikoku: Yosan [Matsuyama]	0.8	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Ōtemachi	Iyotetsu: Takahama	1.1	Matsuyama-shi
Map	Map	Nishi-Horibata	Iyotetsu: Jōnan, Iyotetsu: Honmachi	1.4	Matsuyama-shi

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This page is updated Oct 27, 2011