is a
railway station
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in the town of
Matsushima, Miyagi
270px, Matsushima Town Office
is a town in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,804 in 5663 households, and a population density of 260 persons per km². The total area of the town is . It is most famous as the ...
, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
(JR East). This station is about 1 km from
Takagimachi Station
is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Takagimachi Station is served by the Senseki Line, and lies 25.5 km from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri ...
and about 2 km away from
Matsushima-Kaigan Station
is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Matsushima-Kaigan Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 23.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of t ...
on the
Senseki Line
The is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of M ...
. Of the three, Matsushima-Kaigan is the station closest to most tourist destinations.
Lines
Matsushima Station is served by the
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...
, and is located 375.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is ...
.
Station layout
The station has one
side platform
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and one
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
connected by a footbridge. The station has a "
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
History
Matsushima Station opened on July 9, 1956 as , having been elevated from a signal stop established on November 15, 1944, when the routing of the Tohoku Main Line was moved away from the coastline due to security concerns in World War II (the original Matsushima Station, established on April 16, 1944 was renamed "former Matsushima Station" and was closed in 1962). The station was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the
privatization
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of the
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2010.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*Matsushima Town Hall
*Matsushima Post Office
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See also
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List of Railway Stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
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{{Tohoku Main Line
Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture
Tōhoku Main Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1956
Matsushima, Miyagi
Stations of East Japan Railway Company