Shinano-Matsukawa Station (信濃松川駅, Shinano-Matsukawa-eki) is a railway station in the village of Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Ōito Line27 Shinano-Matsukawa Station 信濃松川駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Shinano-Matsukawa Station, June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°25′29″N 137°51′31″E / 36.4247°N 137.8586°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 613.6 meters[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.0 km from Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 September 1915 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (to 1937) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 601 | |||||||||||||||
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  Shinano-Matsukawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Shinano-Matsukawa Station Shinano-Matsukawa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Hotaka, Toyoshina and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
History edit
The station opened on 29 September 1915 as Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (池田松川駅) 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 edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
National Route 147- Matsukawa village hall
- Matsukawa post office
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
References edit
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)