Satsuma-Matsumoto Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance383.3 km from MojikōPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 11, 1954 (1954-02-11)PassengersFY2020473 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kami-Ijūin towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Ijūin towards Mojikō

Location
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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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]

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

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ijuin and Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Surrounding area

Matsumoto Junior High School
Matsumoto Hiranooka Gym
Matsumoto Post Office
Kagoshima City Hall Matsumoto Branch Office

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "薩摩松元駅" [Satsuma-Matsumoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 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. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.