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]
Ōito Line27 Shinano-Matsukawa Station 信濃松川駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Shinano-Matsukawa Station, June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.0 km from Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 September 1915 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (to 1937) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 601 | |||||||||||||||
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  Shinano-Matsukawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Shinano-Matsukawa Station Shinano-Matsukawa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
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
See also
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)