Matsubase Station

Location
	Matsubase Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Matsubase Station Matsubase Station (Japan)

Matsubase Station

松橋駅
Matsubase Station; 松橋駅
	Matsubase Station in January 2017
General information
Location	Goryo Shiranuhimachi, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0551; Japan
Coordinates	32°39′08″N 130°40′14″E / 32.65222°N 130.67056°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 January 1895
Passengers
FY2020	1340 daily
Rank	109th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Matsubase Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Matsubase Station Matsubase Station (Japan)

Matsubase Station (松橋駅, Matsubase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 212.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. ^[3]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The east and west exits are connected by a free passage. The station is staffed.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto

History

Matsubase Station was opened on 28 January 1895 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. The first station building was strafed in an air raid on 27 July 1945, killing 24 people in a train stopped at the station. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1340 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 109th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Surrounding area

Uki City Hall
Shiranui Art Museum
Tsukaharadaira Kofun

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "松橋" [Matsubase Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Matsubase Station at Wikimedia Commons

(JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "松橋" [Matsubase Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[kawashima-3] 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6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.

[4] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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