Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
Lines
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 383.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.
Layout
The 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
| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
History
The 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.
Passenger statistics
In 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.
Surrounding area
- Matsumoto Junior High School
- Matsumoto Hiranooka Gym
- Matsumoto Post Office
- Kagoshima City Hall Matsumoto Branch Office
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Satsuma-Matsumoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yunomoto Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
 | This Kagoshima Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |