Matsukawa Station
# Matsukawa Station

Matsukawa Station (松川駅, Matsukawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

## Lines

Matsukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 259.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kōriyama |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kōriyama and Fukushima (starting trains) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima |

## History

The station opened on December 15, 1887 when the Nippon Railway extended the line from Kōriyama to Shiogama. The Kawamata Line, running between Matsukawa and Iwaki-Kawamata operated from this station from March 1, 1926 to May 14, 1972.The Matsukawa derailment, an alleged sabotage that resulted in the derailment of a train, occurred near the station on August 17, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1119 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Matsukawa Post Office
* Toshiba Electric factories
* National Route 4
