Matsubara Station (Nagasaki)

Coordinates: 32°58′41″N 129°56′45″E / 32.9781°N 129.9459°E / 32.9781; 129.9459
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Matsubara Station

松原駅
JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ōmura Line
Distance28.5 km from Haiki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 January 1898 (1898-01-20)
Passengers
FY201476 daily
Location
Matsubara Station is located in Japan
Matsubara Station
Matsubara Station
Location within Japan

Matsubara Station (松原駅, Matsubara-eki) is the

JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 28.5 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Aside from the local services on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner also stop at the station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A siding branches off the main tracks and runs in between the station building and the platforms. The station building, a modern steel-frame structure, is unstaffed and serves as a waiting room with an automated ticket vending machine. A level crossing provides access to the station platforms.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Ōmura Line
Chiwata Local Takematsu
JR Kyushu Rapid
Chiwata Seaside Liner (some trains) Takematsu

History

The private

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the track from Haiki, through Matsubara to Isahaya was designated the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station was given to JR Kyushu.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 27,802 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 76 passengers.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "松原" [Matsubara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^
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  4. ^ "松原" [Matsubara]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ "大村線・松原駅に行ってきました。（前編）" [I went to Matsubara Station Ōmura Line (Part 1)]. Ameblo.jp. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  7. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  8. ^ "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
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