is a
railway station
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on the
Watarase Keikoku Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company operates. The company and line are also known as or . The company a ...
in the city of
Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the
third-sector railway operator
Watarase Keikoku Railway
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma, Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the Public-Private Partners ...
.
Lines
Matō Station is a
terminal station
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on the
Watarase Keikoku Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company operates. The company and line are also known as or . The company a ...
and is 44.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .
Station layout
The station has a single
side platform
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.
History
Matō Station opened on 31 December 1914 as a station on the Ashio Railway.
Surrounding area
*Ashio Akakura Post Office
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Ashio Copper Mine
The was a copper mine located in the town of Ashio, Tochigi (now part of the city of Nikkō, Tochigi), in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was the site of Japan's first major pollution disaster in the 1880s and the scene of the 1907 min ...
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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
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Railway stations
Japan
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External links
Station information (Watarase Keikoku)
Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914
Nikkō, Tochigi
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