Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

薩摩松元駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
General information
LocationKamitaniguchicho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 899-2703
Japan
Coordinates31°36′19.1″N 130°26′20.5″E / 31.605306°N 130.439028°E / 31.605306; 130.439028
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance383.3 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 11, 1954 (1954-02-11)
Passengers
FY2020473 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kami-Ijūin
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Ijūin
towards Mojikō
Location
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station is located in Japan
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station (Japan)
Map

Satsuma-Matsumoto Station (薩摩松元駅, Satsuma-Matsumoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 383.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one island platform. The station building on the platform is accessed through an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Ijuin and Sendai
2 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Kagoshima-Chūō

History

The station was a petition station opened on 11 February 1954. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 473 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 221st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  2. ^ "薩摩松元駅" [Satsuma-Matsumoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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