Iyo-Tachibana Station | |
Native Name: | いよ立花駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | Iyotetsu |
Address: | 2-chōme-1 Tachibana, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 790-0966 |
Country: | Japan |
Distance: | from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Code: | IY12 |
Former: | Tachibana (to 1927) |
Passengers: | 2246 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Iyo-Tachibana Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Iyotetsu.
The station is served by the Yokogawara Line and is located 1.4 km from the terminus of the line at . During most of the day, trains arrive every fifteen minutes. Trains continue from Matsuyama City Station on the Takahama Line to Takahama Station.[1]
The station consists of one island platform with the station building located on the end of the platform, so that passengers must first exit the ticket gates before crossing the track via a level crossing. The station is attended.
Iyo-Tachibana Station was opened on 7 May 1893 as . It was renamed on 1 March 1927; however, the kanji for "Iyo" in its name was changed to hiragana in 1981.