Jōhoku Line (Iyotetsu)

Jōhoku Line
A train near Shimizumachi Station
Overview
Native name	城北線
Owner	Iyotetsu
Locale	Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
Termini	Komachi Heiwadōri 1-chōme
Stations	9
Website	http://www.iyotetsu.co.jp
Service
Type	Light rail
History
Opened	22 August 1895 (1895-08-22)
Technical
Line length	2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead line, DC 600 V

The Jōhoku Line (城北線, Jōhoku-sen) is a 2.7 km light rail line owned by Iyotetsu. The line runs entirely within the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

While Iyotetsu only operates light rail trains on the line, the line is legally classified as a heavy rail line. ^[1]

The Jōhoku Line was built in 1895 by Dōgō Railway (道後鉄道) as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge railway that ran steam locomotives.^[2] Dōgō Railway was merged with Iyotetsu in 1900, who continued to operate the line.^[3][4] In 1911, the line was converted into 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) railway and electrified.^[2][3]

The line is electrified with overhead lines and is single-tracked for the entire line. Two light rail services, route 1 and route 2, run on the line.^[5]

: Stations served by the heritage railway train Botchan^[6]

Number	Name		Distance (km)	Services			Connections
07	Komachi	古町	-	1	2		■ Takahama Line, Ōtemachi Line
08	Kayamachi 6-chōme	萱町六丁目	0.5	1	2
09/29	Honmachi 6-chōme	本町六丁目	0.9	1	2		6  Honmachi Line
10	Kiyachō	木屋町	1.1	1	2
11	Takasagochō	高砂町	1.4	1	2
12	Shimizumachi	清水町	1.8	1	2
13	Teppōcho	鉄砲町	2.2	1	2
14	Red Cross Hospital	赤十字病院前	2.5	1	2
15	Heiwadōri 1-chōme	平和通一丁目	2.7	1	2		Jōnan Line