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)
Matsukawa Station 松川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Matsukawa Station in May 2009 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 15, 1887 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 1119 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMatsukawa 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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
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Media related to Matsukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)