Mattō Station (松任駅, Mattō-eki) is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by IR Ishikawa Railway.
Mattō Station 松任駅 | |||||
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 South Exit, April 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1020 Ainoki-machi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture 924-0022 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°31′37″N 136°33′59″E / 36.5269°N 136.5663°E | ||||
| Operated by | IR Ishikawa Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | IR Ishikawa Railway Line | ||||
| Distance | 37.0 km (23.0 mi) from Daishōji | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 April 1898 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 3,758 daily (boarding only) | ||||
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Lines
editMattō Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and is 37.0 kilometers from the start of the line at Daishōji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Fukui |
| 2 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
| 3 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Kanazawa |
History
editMattō Station opened on 1 April 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
On 16 March 2024, the station came under the aegis of the IR Ishikawa Railway due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[2]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| IR Ishikawa Railway Line | ||||
| Nishi-Mattō | - | Nonoichi | ||
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,493 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Mattō Castle site
- Mattō High School
- Hakusan City Museum
Gallery
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Mattō Station platforms in April 2013 -
D51 822 preserved in the station square, August 2014
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mattō Station". IR Ishikawa Railway. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "ＪＲ北陸本線の県内区間は１６日から第３セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa prefecture will move to third-sector operations and ownership from the 16th of March 2024.]. NHK NEWS WEB. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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