Ichitsubo Station
# Ichitsubo Station

Ichitsubo Station (市坪駅, Ichitsubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U01". The station is also called No-Ball Station (野球（の・ボール）駅) named after Noboru (升), the name of haiku poet, Masaoka Shiki, who spent his childhood in Matsuyama.

## Lines

Ichitsubo Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 197.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.

## Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms 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

| 1 | Yosan Line | for Iyoshi, Uchiko, Iyo-Nagahama, Iyo-Ōzu, Yawatahama, and Uwajima |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | Yosan Line | for Matsuyama, Iyo-Hōjō, Imabari, and Iyo-Saijō |

## History

Japanese National Railways (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
* Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Central Senior High School
* Iyozu Hikonomito Shrine (Tsubaki Shrine)
