Satsuma-Matsumoto Station (薩摩松元駅, Satsuma-Matsumoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station 薩摩松元駅  | |||||||||||
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 Satsuma-Matsumoto Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kamitaniguchicho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 899-2703 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°36′19.1″N 130°26′20.5″E / 31.605306°N 130.439028°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 383.3 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 11, 1954 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 473 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 383.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with one island platform. The station building on the platform is accessed through an underground passage. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
History
editThe station was a petition station opened on 11 February 1954. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 473 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 221st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Matsumoto Junior High School
- Matsumoto Hiranooka Gym
- Matsumoto Post Office
- Kagoshima City Hall Matsumoto Branch Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "薩摩松元駅" [Satsuma-Matsumoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 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. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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 Satsuma-Matsumoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yunomoto Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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