Matsukawa Station

{{Distinguish|Rikuchū-Matsukawa Station|Shinano-Matsukawa Station}}

{{short description|Railway station in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Matsukawa Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 松川駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Matsukawa sta 1.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Matsukawa Station in May 2009

| other_name =

| address = Hara-9 Matsukawamachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1241

| country = Japan

| distance = 259.5 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|37.6538|N|140.4847|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = {{Plainlist|

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| line = {{Colorbull|MediumSeaGreen}} Tōhoku Main Line

| platforms = 1 island + 1 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1435}}

| opened = December 15, 1887

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1119 (daily)

| pass_year = FY2018

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Tohoku|left=Adachi|right=Kanayagawa|note-mid=Local}}

| map_type = Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Matsukawa Station

}}

{{nihongo| Matsukawa Station|松川駅|Matsukawa-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

Lines

Matsukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 259.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

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History

The station opened on December 15, 1887 when the Nippon Railway extended the line from {{STN|Kōriyama|x|Fukushima}} to Shiogama.{{Teishajo|II|401}} The Kawamata Line, running between Matsukawa and Iwaki-Kawamata operated from this station from March 1, 1926 to May 14, 1972.The Matsukawa derailment, an alleged sabotage that resulted in the derailment of a train, occurred near the station on August 17, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1119 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|year= 2019|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 11 December 2019}}