Iwamatsu Station
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Iwamatsu Station 岩松駅  | |||||||||||
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 Iwamatsu Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 947-2 Iwamatsu-machi, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′25″N 129°58′52″E / 32.8904°N 129.9811°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōmura Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.0 km from Haiki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No; steps lead up to station building | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 April 1945 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 135 daily | ||||||||||
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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]
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.
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
