Matsukawa Station

Matsukawa Station (松川駅, Matsukawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

Not to be confused with Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station or Shinano-Matsukawa Station.
Matsukawa Station

松川駅
Matsukawa Station in May 2009
LocationHara-9 Matsukawamachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1241
Japan
Coordinates37.6538°N 140.4847°E / 37.6538; 140.4847
Operated by
  • JR East
  • JR Freight
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance259.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island + 1 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1887
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)1119 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Adachi
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Kanayagawa
toward Morioka
Location
Matsukawa Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Matsukawa Station
Matsukawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Matsukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 259.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kōriyama
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kōriyama and Fukushima (starting trains)
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima

History

The station opened on December 15, 1887 when the Nippon Railway extended the line from Kōriyama to Shiogama.[1] The Kawamata Line, running between Matsukawa and Iwaki-Kawamata operated from this station from March 1, 1926 to May 14, 1972.The Matsukawa derailment, an alleged sabotage that resulted in the derailment of a train, occurred near the station on August 17, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1119 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 401. ISBN 4533029809.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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