Matsuzaki Station (Fukuoka)
Matsuzaki Station (松崎駅, Matsuzaki-eki) is a railway station on the Amagi Line located in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1]
Matsuzaki Station 松崎駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Kamiiwata, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0121 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°14′09″N 130°20′44″E |
Operated by | Amagi Railway |
Line(s) | Amagi Line |
Distance | 6.4 km from Kiyama |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Accessible | No - steps to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
History | |
Opened | 28 April 1939 |
Previous names | Chikugo Matsuzaki (until 1 April 1986) |
Location | |
Matsuzaki Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 6.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building located by the side of the tracks is a small prefabricated structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends.[3][4][5]
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 April 1939 with the name Chikugo Matsuzaki as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between Kiyama and Amagi. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Matsuzaki on the same day.[1][6][7]
Surrounding area
- Matsuzaki Post Office
- Mii High School
- Oita Expressway
- Japan National Route 500
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- "松崎" [Matsuzaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 82. ISBN 9784062951630.
- "松崎 周辺" [Around Matsuzaki]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- 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. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.