Matsunaga Station (松永駅, Matsunaga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Matsunaga Station 松永駅 | |||||||||||
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 Matsunaga Station in September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 342-10 Matsunaga-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-0104 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°27′3.17″N 133°15′30.81″E / 34.4508806°N 133.2585583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | X San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 212.4 km (132.0 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-X16 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1891 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4801 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMatsunaga Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 212.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected to the concrete station building by a footbridge. It has a siding facility in the cutout on the east side of the single platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ X San'yō Main Line | for Fukuyama and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ X San'yō Main Line | spare |
| 3 | ■ X San'yō Main Line | for Onomichi and Mihara |
History
editMatsunaga Station was opened on 3 November 1891. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4801 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Fukuyama University
- Hiroshima Prefectural Matsunaga High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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