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]
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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 January 1895 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1340 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 109th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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
editMatsubase 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
editIn 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
editSurrounding 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)