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Iwamatsu Station

Coordinates: 32°53′25″N 129°58′52″E / 32.8904°N 129.9811°E / 32.8904; 129.9811
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Iwamatsu Station

岩松駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Iwamatsu Station in 2008
General information
Location947-2 Iwamatsu-machi, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken
Japan
Coordinates32°53′25″N 129°58′52″E / 32.8904°N 129.9811°E / 32.8904; 129.9811
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ōmura Line
Distance40.0 km from Haiki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo; steps lead up to station building
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1945 (1945-04-20)
Passengers
FY2014135 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Isahaya
Terminus
Ōmura Line Ōmura
towards Haiki
Location
Iwamatsu Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Iwamatsu Station
Iwamatsu Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Iwamatsu Station is located in Japan
Iwamatsu Station
Iwamatsu Station
Iwamatsu Station (Japan)
Map

Iwamatsu Station (岩松駅, Iwamatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 40.0 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.[4]

Station layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a small timber structure and is unstaffed, housing only a waiting room. The two platforms are connected by a level crossing but there is a short flight of steps up from the access road and station forecourt to the station building.[3][2]

Platforms

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1  Ōmura Line for Nagasaki
2  Ōmura Line for Sasebo

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 20 March 1945 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 49,349 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 135 passengers.[7]

Environs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "岩松" [Ōmura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 36, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "岩松" [Iwamatsu]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ "第63版(平成28年)長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
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