Matsuzuka Station
Line
Matsuzuka Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 31.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.
Layout
The station has two opposed side platforms on an embankment and two tracks. The station building (ticket gates) is located on the platform 1 side, closer to Yamato-Yagi. There is only one ticket gate. The effective length of the platform is 6 cars. There is no waiting room. The station is unattended.</ref>
Platforms
1 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Yagi, Haibara, and Nabari |
2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Takada, Fuse, and Osaka Uehommachi |
History
Matsuzuka Station opened on 21 March 1925 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line (now the Osaka Line) between Onji and Yamato-Yagi. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. . This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 596 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Soga River
- Katsuragi River
See also
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "松塚駅" [Matsuzuka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Matsuzuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)