Matsuzaki Station (Fukuoka)

Railway station in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Matsuzaki Station
松崎駅

Station platform

General information

Location

Kamiiwata, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0121
Japan

Coordinates

33°23′58.92″N 130°34′56.2″E / 33.3997000°N 130.582278°E / 33.3997000; 130.582278

Operated by

Amagi Railway

Line(s)

■ Amagi Line

Distance

6.4 km from Kiyama

Platforms

1 island platform

Construction

Structure type

At grade

Accessible

No - steps to platform

Other information

Status

Unstaffed

History

Opened

28 April 1939 (1939-04-28)

Previous names

Chikugo Matsuzaki (until 1 April 1986)

Passengers

FY2018

330

Location
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Matsuzaki Station (松崎駅, Matsuzaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 6.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama. All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building located by the side of the tracks is a small prefabricated structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends.

Platforms

Track 1	■ Amagi Line	for Amagi
Track 2	■ Amagi Line	for Kiyama

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Ōitai		Local	Imaguma

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 April 1939 with the name Chikugo Matsuzaki (筑後松崎駅) as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between Kiyama and Amagi. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Matsuzaki on the same day.

Surrounding area

Matsuzaki Post Office
Mii High School
Oita Expressway
Japan National Route 500

References

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"甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
"松崎" [Matsuzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 82. ISBN 9784062951630.
"松崎　周辺" [Around Matsuzaki]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 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. 221. 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. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.