is a passenger

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located in the city of

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Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...

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. It is operated by the

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West).

Lines

Matsue Station is served by the JR West

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, and is located 351.9 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated

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s with the station building at ground level underneath. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Matsue Station Platform.jpg, Platform of Matsue Station

Adjacent stations

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

History

Matsue Station was opened on 8 November 1908 when the line was extended from

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on the Japan Government Railways. The line was further extended to

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on 12 October 1908. With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2931 passengers daily. Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

Surrounding area

* Shimane Prefectural Museum of Art *Matsue City Chuo Elementary School *Matsue City Third Junior High School *

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References

External links

JR West Station Official Site
Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Shimane Prefecture Sanin Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1908 Matsue, Shimane {{Shimane-railstation-stub