Elevation 613.6 meters Line(s) ■ Ōito Line Address Japan Station code 27 | Operated by JR East Distance 26.0 km from Matsumoto Opened 29 September 1915 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 7025-10, Matsukawa-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-8501
Japan Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=799 Similar Kita‑Hosono Station, Azumi‑Kutsukake Station, Shinano‑Tokiwa Station, Azumi‑Oiwake Station, Minami‑Ōmachi Station | ||
Shinano-Matsukawa Station (信濃松川駅, Shinano-Matsukawa-eki) is a railway station in the village of Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Shinano-Matsukawa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
History
The station opened on 29 September 1915 as Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (池田松川駅) on the Shinano Railway. The Shinano Railway was integrated into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 June 1937 and the station was renamed to its present name the same day. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).