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Satsuma-Matsumoto Station 薩摩松元駅
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station
General information
Location	Kamitaniguchicho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 899-2703 Japan
Coordinates	31°36′19.1″N 130°26′20.5″E / 31.605306°N 130.439028°E / 31.605306; 130.439028
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	383.3 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1954 (1954-02-11)
Passengers
FY2020	473 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kami-Ijūintowards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Ijūintowards Mojikō
Location Satsuma-Matsumoto StationLocation within Kagoshima PrefectureShow map of Kagoshima PrefectureSatsuma-Matsumoto StationSatsuma-Matsumoto Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Satsuma-Matsumoto Station (薩摩松元駅, Satsuma-Matsumoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ 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.
2. "薩摩松元駅" [Satsuma-Matsumoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "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)

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