Matsubase Station

Matsubase Station (松橋駅, Matsubase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Matsubase Station 松橋駅
Matsubase Station in January 2017
General information
Location	Goryo Shiranuhimachi, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0551 Japan
Coordinates	32°39′08″N 130°40′14″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 January 1895 (1895-01-28)
Passengers
FY2020	1340 daily
Rank	109th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ogawa towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Uto towards Mojikō
Location Matsubase Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Matsubase Station Matsubase Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 212.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The east and west exits are connected by a free passage. The station is staffed.^[2][3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto

History

Matsubase Station was opened on 28 January 1895 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. The first station building was strafed in an air raid on 27 July 1945, killing 24 people in a train stopped at the station. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1340 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 109th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Surrounding area

• Uki City Hall
• Shiranui Art Museum
• Tsukaharadaira Kofun