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Matsuyama City Station, informally known as "Shieki", is the terminus for the Iyo Railway's rail, tram, and bus lines. It also forms one of Matsuyama's city centers.HistoryMatsuyama City Station, Matsuyama's first central train station, preceding the JR Matsuyama Station by four decades, was constructed in 1888 by the Iyo Railway company as part of the first railway in Shikoku and the third private railway in Japan. The first Iyotetsu line ran between the City Station and the port of Mitsugahama (now called Mitsuhama), with an interim stop at Komachi.The station originally called Matsuyama was renamed as in 1888, and again as Matsuyama in 1902. In 1927, the name was usurped by the government railway's (now JR) Matsuyama Station and the new name Matsuyama-shi (Matsuyama City) was given.The station todayThe station building houses the terminus for three Iyo Railway lines: the Takahama Line, (高浜線), the Yokogawara Line (横河原線), and the Gunchū Line (郡中線). A tram station in front of the station building is the terminus for five of the six streetcar lines with the exception of Line 6, and the Botchan Ressha, a replica of the original Iyo Railway locomotives.