Matsushima Station

Matsushima Station
松島駅
Matsushima Station, November 2007
Location 7-4 Matsushima-Konashiya, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0213
Japan
Coordinates 38°22′51″N 141°03′59″E / 38.3807°N 141.0665°E / 38.3807; 141.0665Coordinates: 38°22′51″N 141°03′59″E / 38.3807°N 141.0665°E / 38.3807; 141.0665
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 375.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website Official website
History
Opened July 9, 1956
Previous names Shin-Matsushima (until 1962)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 889 daily
Location
Matsushima Station
Location within Japan

Matsushima Station (松島駅, Matsushima-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). This station is about 1 km from Takagimachi Station and about 2 km away from Matsushima-Kaigan Station on the Senseki Line. Of the three, Matsushima-Kaigan is the station closest to most tourist destinations.

Lines

Matsushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 375.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Matsushima Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Shiogama, Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for starting trains in both directions
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kogota and Ichinoseki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Shiogama   Local   Atago

History

Matsushima Station opened on July 9, 1956 as Shin-Matsushima Station (新松島駅, Shin-Matsushima-eki), having been elevated from a signal stop established on November 15, 1944, when the routing of the Tohoku Main Line was moved away from the coastline due to security concerns in World War II (the original Matsushima Station, established on April 16, 1944 was renamed "former Matsushima Station" and was closed in 1962). The station was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1962. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 889 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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