Matsukusa Station

Matsukusa Station
松草駅
Matsukusa Station, August 2006
Location Kuzakai Dai-yon jiwari 28, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2631
Japan
Coordinates 39°38′09″N 141°26′14″E / 39.6359°N 141.4373°E / 39.6359; 141.4373
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance 43.3 km from Morioka
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 31 October 1930
Location
Matsukusa Station
Location within Japan

Matsukusa Station (松草駅, Matsukusa-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Matsukusa Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 43.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Matsukusa Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but there is a weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamada Line
Kuzakai - Hiratsuto

History

Matsukusa Station opened on 31 October 1930.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 18–19.


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