Matsubase Station
Matsubase Station 松橋駅  | |||||||||||
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 Matsubase Station in January 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Goryo Shiranuhimachi, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0551 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°39′08″N 130°40′14″E / 32.65222°N 130.67056°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 January 1895 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1340 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 109th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto |
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Surrounding area
[edit]- Uki City Hall
- Shiranui Art Museum
- Tsukaharadaira Kofun
References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "松橋" [Matsubase Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Matsubase Station at Wikimedia Commons
- (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)