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.

The ticket gate of Matsuyamashi Station with IC e-card readers

Iyotetsu tramcar advertising IC e-card

Types of cards

• IC e-card
• IC e-card commuter pass
• Mobile e-card
• JAL Mileage 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.
• 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.

External links

• (in Japanese) IC e-card official website