Shinano-Matsukawa Station Explained


Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:信濃松川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.4247°N 137.8586°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōito Line
Distance:26.0 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Elevation:613.6 meters
Code:27
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:29 September 1915
Former:Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (to 1937)
Passengers:601
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shinano-Matsukawa Station

is a railway station in the village of Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Shinano-Matsukawa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 29 September 1915 as on the Shinano Railway. The Shinano Railway was integrated into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 June 1937 and the station was renamed to its present name the same day.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shinano Mainichi Shimbun . Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) . 2011 . Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing . 9784784071647 . 106. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2016.