Matsunaga Station

Railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeJR-X16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 November 1891 (1891-11-03)PassengersFY20194801 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Higashi-Onomichi towards Mihara		San'yō Line Local		Bingo-Akasaka towards Fukuyama

Location
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Matsunaga Station (松永駅, Matsunaga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Matsunaga Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 212.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected to the concrete station building by a footbridge. It has a siding facility in the cutout on the east side of the single platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ X San'yō Main Line	for Fukuyama and Okayama
2	■ X San'yō Main Line	spare
3	■ X San'yō Main Line	for Onomichi and Mihara

History

Matsunaga Station was opened on 3 November 1891. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4801 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Fukuyama University
Hiroshima Prefectural Matsunaga High School

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.