Matsukusa Station

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).

Matsukusa Station

松草駅
Matsukusa Station, August 2006
LocationKuzakai Dai-yon jiwari 28, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2631
Japan
Coordinates39.6359°N 141.4373°E / 39.6359; 141.4373
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance43.3 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1930
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kuzakai
toward Morioka
Yamada Line
Local
Hiratsuto
toward Miyako
Location
Matsukusa Station
Location within Japan

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.

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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