Hanazono Line
Hanazono Line | |
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![]() A train at Matsuyama City Station | |
Overview | |
Native name | 花園線 |
Owner | Iyotetsu |
Locale | Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 2 |
Website | http://www.iyotetsu.co.jp |
Service | |
Type | Light rail |
History | |
Opened | 25 March 1947 |
Technical | |
Line length | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 600 V DC Overhead |
The Hanazono Line (花園線, Hanazono-sen) is a 0.4 km (0.25 mi) light rail line owned by Iyotetsu. The line runs entirely within the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1947,[1] the line connects Iyotetsu's heavy rail hub at Matsuyama City Station to the rest of the light rail network.
Operations
[edit]The line is electrified and is double-tracked for the entire line. Four light rail services, along with the heritage railway train Botchan, run on the line.[2][3]
Service | Route |
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1 | Matsuyama City - JR Matsuyama - Kiyachō - Teppōcho - Ōkaido - Matsuyama City |
2 | Matsuyama City - Ōkaido - Teppōcho - Kiyachō - JR Matsuyama - Matsuyama City |
3 | Matsuyama City - Ōkaido - Dōgo Onsen |
6 | Matsuyama City - Honmachi 1-chōme - Honmachi 6-chōme |
Stations
[edit]: Stations served by the heritage railway train Botchan[3]
Number | Name | Distance (km) | Services | Connections | |||||
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25 | Matsuyama City | 松山市駅前 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | ■ Takahama Line, ■ Yokogawara Line, ■ Gunchū Line |
26 | Minami-Horibata | 南堀端 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Jōnan Line |
References
[edit]- ^ "伊予鉄道". TOK2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Tram Route Map" (PDF). Iyotetsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "坊っちゃん列車に乗ろう! ご利用案内". Iyotetsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 March 2020.