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Matsukawa Station

Railway station in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

JR East
JR Freight

Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main LineDistance259.5 km from TokyoPlatforms1 island + 1 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 15, 1887PassengersFY20181119 (daily) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Adachi towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Kanayagawa towards Morioka

Location
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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.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kōriyama
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kōriyama and Fukushima (starting trains)
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Fukushima

History

The station opened on December 15, 1887 when the Nippon Railway extended the line from Kōriyama to Shiogama.^[1] 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).^[2]

Surrounding area

Matsukawa Post Office
Toshiba Electric factories
National Route 4

References

^ 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. 401. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.