Shinano-Matsukawa Station

Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Shinano-Matsukawa Station; 信濃松川駅
	Shinano-Matsukawa Station, June 2012
Location	7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501; Japan
Coordinates	36.4247°N 137.8586°E
Elevation	613.6 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	26.0 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	27
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 September 1915
Previous names	Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (to 1937)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	601
Location
	Shinano-Matsukawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Shinano-Matsukawa Station Shinano-Matsukawa Station (Japan)

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]

Platform of Shinano-Matsukawa Station

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

1	■ Ōito Line	for Hotaka, Toyoshina and Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Ōito Line
Kita-Hosono (28)	Local	Azumi-Kutsukake (26)
Azumi-Oiwake (30)	Rapid	Shinano-Tokiwa (25)
Hotaka (32)	Rapid Resort View Furusato	Shinano-Ōmachi (23)

History

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

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

Surrounding area

National Route 147
Matsukawa village hall
Matsukawa post office

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Notes

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

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. 209. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-1] 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.

[jreast2015stats-2] 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.