Iwamatsu Station

Railway station in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
■ Ōmura LineDistance40.0 km from HaikiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo; steps lead up to station buildingOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 April 1945 (1945-04-20)PassengersFY2014135 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
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Iwamatsu Station is located in Japan
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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

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

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

1 ■ Ōmura Line for Nagasaki
2 ■ Ōmura Line for Sasebo
  • A view of the station platform and tracks.
    A view of the station platform and tracks.

History

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

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

Environs

  • National Route 34
  • National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center

See also

References

  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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