Matsukawa Station
Matsukawa Station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hara-9 Matsukawamachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1241 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°39′14″N 140°29′05″E / 37.6538°N 140.4847°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 259.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 15, 1887 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 1119 (daily) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Matsukawa Station (
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kōriyama |
2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kōriyama and Fukushima (starting trains) |
3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1119 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Matsukawa Post Office
- Toshiba Electric factories
- National Route 4
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. 401. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. - ^
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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Matsukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)