Matsuzuka Station
Matsuzuka Station 松塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 Matsuzuka Station in July 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 24-2 Matsuzuka, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0001 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′15″N 135°45′42″E / 34.5207°N 135.7616°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 31.8 km from Osaka-Uehommachi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unattended | ||||||||||
| Station code | D26 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 March 1925 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 596 daily | ||||||||||
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Matsuzuka Station (松塚駅, Matsuzuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
[edit]Matsuzuka Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 31.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.
Layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms on an embankment and two tracks. The station building (ticket gates) is located on the platform 1 side, closer to Yamato-Yagi. There is only one ticket gate. The effective length of the platform is 6 cars. There is no waiting room. The station is unattended.</ref>[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Yagi, Haibara, and Nabari |
| 2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Takada, Fuse, and Osaka Uehommachi |
History
[edit]Matsuzuka Station opened on 21 March 1925 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line (now the Osaka Line) between Onji and Yamato-Yagi. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. .[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 596 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Soga River
- Katsuragi River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "松塚駅" [Matsuzuka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
[edit]
Media related to Matsuzuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
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