Matsuzaki Station (Fukuoka)

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
Station platform
General information
LocationKamiiwata, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0121
Japan
Coordinates33°23′58.92″N 130°34′56.2″E / 33.3997000°N 130.582278°E / 33.3997000; 130.582278
Operated by Amagi Railway
Line(s) Amagi Line
Distance6.4 km from Kiyama
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened28 April 1939 (1939-04-28)
Previous namesChikugo Matsuzaki (until 1 April 1986)
Passengers
FY2018330
Location
Matsuzaki Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Matsuzaki Station
Matsuzaki Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Matsuzaki Station is located in Japan
Matsuzaki Station
Matsuzaki Station
Matsuzaki Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The 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

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The 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

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Track 1  Amagi Line for Amagi
Track 2  Amagi Line for Kiyama

Adjacent stations

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Service
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Ōitai Local Imaguma

History

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Japanese 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "松崎" [Matsuzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "松崎 周辺" [Around Matsuzaki]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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