Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

| native_name = 薩摩松元駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location= jp

| symbol = jrk

|style=JR Kyushu

| type =

| image = JR Kyushu Satsuma-Matsumoto station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

| other_name =

| address = Kamitaniguchicho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 899-2703

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|31|36|19.1|N|130|26|20.5|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| operator = 20px JR Kyushu

| line = {{Color|#ee3d49|■}} {{lnl|JR Kyushu|Kagoshima}}

| distance = 383.3 km from {{STN|Mojikō|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191599_1601.html}}

| opened = {{start date|1954|2|11}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 473 daily

| pass_year = FY2020

| pass_rank =

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR Kyushu|line=Kagoshima|left= Kami-Ijūin |right= Ijūin}}

| map_type = Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

}}

{{nihongo|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.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=22, 67}}{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/kagoshima/station/1110_satsumamatsumoto.htm|title=薩摩松元駅|trans-title= Satsuma-Matsumoto Station|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 383.3 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Mojikō|x}}.

= 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=

{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx ={{Color|#ee3d49|■}} Kagoshima Main Line|lwidth=200|dir= for {{STN|Ijuin|x}} and {{STN|Sendai|x|Kagoshima}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2| first=3|nidx ={{Color|#ee3d49|■}} Kagoshima Main Line|dir= for {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō|x}}}}

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.{{Teishajo|I|218}}{{Teishajo|II|681}}

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.{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)|url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2020ekibetsu.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2023-09-08}}

Surrounding area

See also

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