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Matsugaura Station 松ヶ浦駅
Matsugaura Station, Japan
General information
Location	Chiranchō Minamibeppu,, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0912 Japan
Coordinates	31°15′31.97″N 130°23′40.25″E / 31.2588806°N 130.3945139°E / 31.2588806; 130.3945139
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	78.1 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 October 1963 (1963-10-31)
Passengers
FY2015	0.4 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ei-Ōkawatowards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Satsuma-Shioyatowards Makurazaki
Location Goryō StationLocation within Kagoshima PrefectureShow map of Kagoshima PrefectureGoryō StationGoryō Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Matsugaura Station (御領駅, Matsugaura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 78.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There is no station building.

History

The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Ishigaki Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Goryō Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Shirasawa Station, Satsuma Itashiki Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 0.4 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 226

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ 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.
2. "御領駅" [Matsugaura Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. 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.
4. 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.

External links

Media related to Matsugaura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Matsugaura Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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