Matsubase Station

Matsubase Station

松橋駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Matsubase Station in January 2017
General information
LocationGoryo Shiranuhimachi, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0551
Japan
Coordinates32°39′08″N 130°40′14″E / 32.65222°N 130.67056°E / 32.65222; 130.67056
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 January 1895 (1895-01-28)
Passengers
FY20201340 daily
Rank109th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ogawa
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Uto
towards Mojikō
Location
Matsubase Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Matsubase Station
Matsubase Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Matsubase Station is located in Japan
Matsubase Station
Matsubase Station
Matsubase Station (Japan)
Map

Matsubase Station (松橋駅, Matsubase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 212.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. [3]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The east and west exits are connected by a free passage. The station is staffed.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro
2 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Kumamoto

History

Matsubase Station was opened on 28 January 1895 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. The first station building was strafed in an air raid on 27 July 1945, killing 24 people in a train stopped at the station. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1340 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 109th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]

See also

Surrounding area

  • Uki City Hall
  • Shiranui Art Museum
  • Tsukaharadaira Kofun

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "松橋" [Matsubase Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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