Matsuyama Station (Ehime)

Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Y55 U00
Matsuyama Station

松山駅

Matsuyama Station, September 2015

General information
Location| 1-chōme-14 Minamiedo, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 790-0062
Japan
Coordinates| 33°50′25.4″N 132°45′5″E﻿ / ﻿33.840389°N 132.75139°E﻿ / 33.840389; 132.75139
Operated by|  JR Shikoku
Line(s)|      Yosan Line
Distance| 194.4 km (120.8 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Other information
Station code| Y55, U00
History
Opened| 3 April 1927; 98 years ago (1927-04-03)
Passengers
FY2023| 5,800[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR Shikoku | Following station

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Ichitsubo

U01

towards Uwajima

|  | Yosan Line |  | Mitsuhama

Y54

towards Takamatsu

Location

Matsuyama Station

Location within Ehime Prefecture

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Matsuyama Station

Matsuyama Station (Japan)

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Matsuyama Station (松山駅, Matsuyama-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 "Y46".[2]

## Lines

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Matsuyama Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 194.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Express trains head from Matsuyama to Okayama on Honshū, connecting with the Sanyō Shinkansen, and also to Takamatsu. The Okayama service is known as the Shiokaze and the Takamatsu service is known as the Ishizuchi (the name of the highest mountain on Shikoku). Southwards from Matsuyama, the Uwakai express train heads southwards to Uwajima. There are some through trains from Okayama and Takamatsu to Uwajima that stop at Matsuyama.

## Layout

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This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Station redesigned in 2024. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2025)

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Matsuyama Station has one side platform serving one track (No. 1) and is directly connected to the station building and an island platform serving two tracks (No. 2 and 3). The two platforms are connected by a footbridge.[4] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[3]

### Platforms

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1  |      Yosan Line | for Yawatahama, Uwajima | Limited express Uwakai (no. 7)

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for Imabari, Tadotsu, Utazu, Takamatsu, Okayama | Limited expresses Shiokaze, Ishizuchi
Local trains
2  | for Yawatahama, Uwajima | Limited express Uwakai (all others)
for Imabari, Tadotsu, Utazu, Takamatsu, Okayama | Local trains
3/4  | for Yawatahama, Uwajima | Local trains
for Imabari, Tadotsu, Utazu, Takamatsu, Okayama | Local trains

## History

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Matsuyama Station opened on April 3, 1927, when the San'yo Line (present day Yosan Line) of Japanese Government Railways was extended from Iyo-Hōjō from Matsuyama.[5] With the opening of Matsuyama Station, all prefectural capitals but Naha were connected by the government railways. The name Matsuyama Station was previously used by the terminal of Iyo Railway, which was renamed Matsuyama City Station in March 1927.

In 2014, a redesigned, elevated station was proposed. On 2 July 2024, JR Shikoku announced that the new station and station building would enter service on 29 September 2024.[6][7] The elevated station, as the first major renovation in 71 years,[8] eliminated eight railroad crossings and added one additional platform.[6][9] Remaining grade separation and construction will continue into 2025.[10]

## Surrounding area

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* Matsuyama Ekimae Iyotetsu tram stop
* Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* Matsuyama District Government Building
* Matsuyama District Legal Affairs Bureau

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. ^ "Station map by JR Shikoku". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638\. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. ^ a b "JR四国、松山駅は9/29から高架駅に - 高架下商業エリアも同日開業" [JR Shikoku Matsuyama Station to be an elevated station from 29 September - The commercial area under the elevated tracks will also open on the same day]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
7. ^ "JR Matsuyama Station new station building, viaduct". Shimizu Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
8. ^ "New JR Matsuyama Station building opens". Mainichi Shimbun. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
9. ^ "JR四国「初」ウォークイン改札を導入、松山駅の新駅舎9/29営業開始" [JR Shikoku introduces "first" walk-in ticket gates, new Matsuyama station building opens on 29 September]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
10. ^ "再評価個表" (PDF). Ehime Prefectural Government (in Japanese). p. 4. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

## External links

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* Official home page

Media related to Matsuyama Station (Ehime) at Wikimedia Commons

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Stations of the JR Shikoku Yosan Line

* Takamatsu
* Kōzai
* Kinashi
* Hashioka
* Kokubu
* Sanuki-Fuchū
* Kamogawa
* Yasoba
* Sakaide
* Utazu
* Marugame
* Sanuki-Shioya
* Tadotsu
* Kaiganji
* (Tsushimanomiya)
* Takuma
* Mino
* Takase
* Hijidai
* Motoyama
* Kan'onji
* Toyohama
* Minoura
* Kawanoe
* Iyo-Mishima
* Iyo-Sangawa
* Akaboshi
* Iyo-Doi
* Sekigawa
* Takihama
* Niihama
* Nakahagi
* Iyo-Saijō
* Ishizuchiyama
* Iyo-Himi
* Iyo-Komatsu
* Tamanoe
* Nyūgawa
* Iyo-Miyoshi
* Iyo-Sakurai
* Iyo-Tomita
* Imabari
* Hashihama
* Namikata
* Ōnishi
* Iyo-Kameoka
* Kikuma
* Asanami
* Ōura
* Iyo-Hōjō
* Yanagihara
* Awai
* Kōyōdai
* Horie
* Iyo-Wake
* Mitsuhama
* Matsuyama
* Ichitsubo
* Kita-Iyo
* Minami-Iyo
* Iyo-Yokota
* Torinoki
* Iyoshi
* Mukaibara
* Kōnokawa
* Iyo-Kaminada
* Shimonada
* Kushi
* Kitanada
* Iyo-Nagahama
* Iyo-Izushi
* Iyo-Shirataki
* Hataki
* Haruka
* Gorō
* Iyo-Ōzu
* Nishi-Ōzu
* Iyo-Hirano
* Senjō
* Yawatahama
* Futaiwa
* Iyo-Iwaki
* Kamiuwa
* Unomachi
* Shimouwa
* Tachima
* Iyo-Yoshida
* Takamitsu
* Kita-Uwajima
* Uwajima

Branches (via Uchiko Line)

* Mukaibara
* Iyo-Ōhira
* Iyo-Nakayama
* Iyo-Tachikawa
* Uchiko
* Uchiko Line
* Niiya
* Iyo-Ōzu

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