Iwamatsu Station (岩松駅, Iwamatsu-eki) is the railway station in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.[1][2]
Iwamatsu Station 岩松駅 | |||||
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 Iwamatsu Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Iwamatsu-machi, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′25″N 129°58′52″E / 32.8904°N 129.9811°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōmura Line | ||||
| Distance | 40.0 km from Haiki | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | No; steps lead up to station building | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 April 1945 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2014 | 135 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 40.0 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.[4]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a small timber structure and is unstaffed, housing only a waiting room. The two platforms are connected by a level crossing but there is a short flight of steps up from the access road and station forecourt to the station building.[3][2]
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A view of the station platform and tracks.
Adjacent stations edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Ōmura Line | ||||
| Ōmura | Local | Isahaya | ||
History edit
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 20 March 1945 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 49,349 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 135 passengers.[7]
Environs edit
- National Route 34
- National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "岩松" [Ōmura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 36, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "岩松" [Iwamatsu]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links edit
- Iwamatsu Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)