Matsubara Station (Nagasaki) Explained

Matsubara Station
Native Name:松原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Matsubara-honmachi, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken 856-0009
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.9781°N 129.9459°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Ōmura Line
Distance:28.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:76 daily
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Matsubara Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 28.5 km from the starting point of the line at . Aside from the local services on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner also stop at the station.[2]

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.[3] [4] [5]

History

The private Kyushu Railway, in building a line to, had opened a track southwards from to and Takeo (today) by 1895. By 1897, the track had reached . In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended towards which opened as the new terminus on 20 January 1898. Matsubara was opened on the same day as an intermediate station between Haiki and Ōmura. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, 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 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 27,802 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 76 passengers.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 松原. Matsubara. 19 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Web site: 松原. Matsubara. 19 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 37, 73.
  5. Web site: 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). 12 May 2015. 19 March 2018. Ameblo.jp. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 第63版(平成28年)長崎県統計年鑑. Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016. 16 March 2018. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.