Matsushima Station

Matsushima Station (松島駅, Matsushima-eki) is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). This station is about 1 km from Takagimachi Station and about 2 km away from Matsushima-Kaigan Station on the Senseki Line. Of the three, Matsushima-Kaigan is the station closest to most tourist destinations.

Matsushima Station 松島駅
Matsushima Station, December 2011
General information
Location	7-4 Matsushima-Konashiya, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0213 Japan
Coordinates	38.3807°N 141.0665°E / 38.3807; 141.0665
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	375.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 9, 1956
Previous names	Shin-Matsushima (until 1962)
Passengers
FY2018	829 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shiogama towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Atago towards Morioka
Location Matsushima Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Matsushima Station Matsushima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Matsushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 375.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiogama, Sendai, Shiroishi, and Fukushima
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for starting trains in both directions
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kogota and Ichinoseki

History

Matsushima Station opened on July 9, 1956 as Shin-Matsushima Station (新松島駅, Shin-Matsushima-eki), having been elevated from a signal stop established on November 15, 1944, when the routing of the Tohoku Main Line was moved away from the coastline due to security concerns in World War II (the original Matsushima Station, established on April 16, 1944 was renamed "former Matsushima Station" and was closed in 1962). The station was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2010.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Matsushima Town Hall
• Matsushima Post Office
• National Route 45

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan