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]

Ōito Line27 Shinano-Matsukawa Station 信濃松川駅
Shinano-Matsukawa Station, June 2012
Location	7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501 Japan
Coordinates	36.4247°N 137.8586°E
Elevation	613.6 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	26.0 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	27
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 September 1915
Previous names	Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (to 1937)
Passengers
FY2015	601
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinano-Tokiwa One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Azumi-Oiwake 30 toward Matsumoto Azumi-Kutsukake 26 toward Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Kita-Hosono 28 toward Matsumoto
Location
Shinano-Matsukawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Shinano-Matsukawa Station Shinano-Matsukawa Station (Japan)

Platform of Shinano-Matsukawa Station

Lines

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

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

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

• National Route 147
• Matsukawa village hall
• Matsukawa post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes

1. 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

• 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 209. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)