IC e-card

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The ticket gate of Matsuyamashi Station with IC e-card readers.
Iyotetsu tramcar advertising IC e-card.

IC e-card (ICい~カード Aishī ī-kādo) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport by Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu) in Matsuyama, Japan. The card was introduced from August 23, 2005, succeeding the previous e-card, a magnetic prepaid card. This is the first smart card system by Japanese transportation operators with Osaifu-Keitai mobile payment service (Mobile FeliCa), preceding that of Mobile Suica.

Types of cards

  • IC e-card
  • IC e-card commuter pass
  • Mobile e-card
  • JAL Milage Bank Iyotetsu e-card
  • Ehime F.C. e-card

Usable area

  • Iyotetsu Lines
    • Heavy railways; Gunchū Line, Takahama Line, and Yokogawara Line.
    • Tramways, all the lines, excluding Bocchan Train.
  • Iyotetsu Bus; all the regular bus lines, including limousine buses to Matsuyama Airport and Matsuyama Port, a railway-transfer bus between Takahama Station and Matsuyama Port, but excluding a service by Setouchi Bus.
  • Iyotetsu Taxi; Matsuyama area only.
  • Ishizuchisan SA and Iyonada SA at Matsuyama Expressway.
  • Whale Express, a highway bus between Matsuyama and Kōchi.
  • A few stores in Matsuyama, including Iyotetsu Takashimaya department store.

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