Matsuzaki Station (松崎駅, Matsuzaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1]
Matsuzaki Station 松崎駅 | |||||||
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 Station platform | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Kamiiwata, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0121 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°23′58.92″N 130°34′56.2″E / 33.3997000°N 130.582278°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Amagi Railway | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Amagi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 6.4 km from Kiyama | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 28 April 1939 | ||||||
| Previous names | Chikugo Matsuzaki (until 1 April 1986) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2018 | 330 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 6.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building located by the side of the tracks is a small prefabricated structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends.[3][4][5]
Platforms
edit| Track 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Amagi |
| Track 2 | ■ Amagi Line | for Kiyama |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagi Railway Amagi Line | ||||
| Ōitai | Local | Imaguma | ||
History
editJapanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 April 1939 with the name Chikugo Matsuzaki (筑後松崎駅) as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between Kiyama and Amagi. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Matsuzaki on the same day.[1][6][7]
Surrounding area
edit- Matsuzaki Post Office
- Mii High School
- Oita Expressway
- Japan National Route 500
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "松崎" [Matsuzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 82. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "松崎 周辺" [Around Matsuzaki]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ 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. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Matsuzaki Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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