Masuda Station (益田駅, Masuda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Masuda Station 益田駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Masuda Station, May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 105 Ekimae-chō, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 698-0024 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′41.9″N 131°50′20.2″E / 34.678306°N 131.838944°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | D San'in Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) from Kyoto | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwami-Masuda (until 1966) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Masuda Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 514.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the northern terminus of the 93.8 kilometer Yamaguchi Line to Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform adjacent to the station building, which is connected to an island platform by a footbridge. There is a siding track without a platform on the outer side of the island platform. The station is staffed..
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Izumoshi, Matsue and Yonago |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Higashi-Hagi and Nagatoshi |
| 3 | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Tsuwano and Shin-Yamaguchi |
History edit
Masuda Station was opened as Iwami-Masuda Station (石見益田駅) by the Japan Government Railways San'in Main Line when the Yamaguchi Line was extended extended from Tsuwano Station on 1 April 1923. The San'in Main Line connected on 26 December of the same year. The station was renamed on 1 October 1966. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Freight operations were discontinued on 1 April 2014.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 309 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Masuda City Hall
- Masuda Tax Office
- Masuda Chamber of Commerce and Industry
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links edit
Media related to Masuda Station at Wikimedia Commons- JR West Station Official Site
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