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Mattō Station

Coordinates: 36°31′37″N 136°33′59″E / 36.5269°N 136.5663°E / 36.5269; 136.5663
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Mattō Station

松任駅
South Exit, April 2024
General information
Location1020 Ainoki-machi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture 924-0022
Japan
Coordinates36°31′37″N 136°33′59″E / 36.5269°N 136.5663°E / 36.5269; 136.5663
Operated byIR Ishikawa Railway
Line(s)IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Distance37.0 km (23.0 mi) from Daishōji
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1898; 126 years ago (1 April 1898)
Passengers
FY20193,758 daily (boarding only)
Location
Mattō Station is located in Ishikawa Prefecture
Mattō Station
Mattō Station
Location within Ishikawa Prefecture
Mattō Station is located in Central Japan
Mattō Station
Mattō Station
Mattō Station (Central Japan)
Mattō Station is located in Japan
Mattō Station
Mattō Station
Mattō Station (Japan)

Mattō Station (松任駅, Mattō-eki) is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

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Mattō Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and is 37.0 kilometers from the start of the line at Daishōji.

Station layout

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The station consists of one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

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1  IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Fukui
2  IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Fukui and Kanazawa
3  IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Kanazawa


History

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Mattō Station opened on 1 April 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

On 16 March 2024, the station came under the aegis of the IR Ishikawa Railway due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[2]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Nishi-Mattō - Nonoichi

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,493 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Mattō Castle site
  • Mattō High School
  • Hakusan City Museum
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mattō Station". IR Ishikawa Railway. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "JR北陸本線の県内区間は16日から第3セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa prefecture will move to third-sector operations and ownership from the 16th of March 2024.]. NHK NEWS WEB. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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