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Matogata Station

Coordinates: 34°46′47″N 134°44′31″E / 34.7797°N 134.7420°E / 34.7797; 134.7420
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Matogata Station

的形駅
Matogata Station, March 2020
General information
LocationMatogata Matogata-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-0111
Japan
Coordinates34°46′47″N 134°44′31″E / 34.7797°N 134.7420°E / 34.7797; 134.7420
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance44.2 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Passengers
FY20191038 (boarding only)
Location
Matogata Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Matogata Station
Matogata Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Matogata Station is located in Japan
Matogata Station
Matogata Station
Matogata Station (Japan)

Matogata Station (的形駅, Matogata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

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Matogata Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 44.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge.[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

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station side   Main Line for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
opposite side   Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Ōshio   Sanyo S Limited Express   Yaka
Ōshio   Sanyo Local   Yaka

History

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Matogata Station opened on 19 August 1923.[1]

The footbridge at the station was opened for operation in 1973.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1038 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Himeji City Hall Matogata Service Center
  • Hachiya Jizo
  • Himeji Matogata Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 127. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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