Shinano-Matsukawa Station

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]

Shinano-Matsukawa Station

信濃松川駅
Shinano-Matsukawa Station, June 2012
Location7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Japan
Coordinates36.4247°N 137.8586°E / 36.4247; 137.8586
Elevation613.6 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōito Line
Distance26.0 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code27
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 September 1915
Previous namesIkeda-Matsukawa Station (to 1937)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)601
Location
Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Shinano-Matsukawa Station (Japan)
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

See also

Notes
  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.
  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.

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.
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