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Shinano-Matsukawa Station

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Ōito Line27
Shinano-Matsukawa Station

信濃松川駅
Shinano-Matsukawa Station, June 2012
General information
Location7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Japan
Coordinates36°25′29″N 137°51′31″E / 36.4247°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)
Passengers
FY2015601
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shinano-Tokiwa
One-way operation
Ōito Line
Rapid
Azumi-Oiwake
30
towards Matsumoto
Azumi-Kutsukake
26
towards Minami-Otari
Ōito Line
Local
Kita-Hosono
28
towards Matsumoto
Location
Shinano-Matsukawa Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Matsukawa Station is located in Japan
Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Shinano-Matsukawa Station
Shinano-Matsukawa Station (Japan)
Platform of 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]

Lines

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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

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  • 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.
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