is a

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located in the town of Kasamatsu, Hashima District,

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, operated by the

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operator

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Lines

Kasamatsu Station is a station on the

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, and is located 91.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also a

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for the Takehana Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Rail Tracks map Meitetsu Kasamatsu Station

Kasamatsu Station has one ground-level

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and one ground-level

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connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kasamatsu Station opened on June 2, 1914 as . It was named Kasamatsu Station on February 1, 1916, but was slightly relocated on October 1 of the same year. It was again relocated on April 29, 1935 and renamed . It was relocated to its present location in May 1936 and reverted to the name of Kasamatsu Station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3764 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kasamatsu Racecourse *Gifu Industrial High School

References

External links

* {{Meitetsu Takehana Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Stations of Nagoya Railroad Railway stations in Gifu Prefecture Kasamatsu, Gifu