Matsuda Station

Matsuda Station 松田駅
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
District	Ashigarakami
Town	Matsuda
Neighborhood etc.	Matsuda-Sōryō
Postal Code	258-0003
(in Japanese)	神奈川県足柄上郡松田町松田惣領
History
Year opened	1889
Rail services
Operator(s)	Central Japan Railway Company Japan Freight Railway Company
Line(s)	Gotemba Line
Statistics	3839 passengers/day 2006
Medium bus terminal at this station

Matsuda Station (松田駅, Matsuda-eki^?) is a station on the Gotemba Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in southern portion of the town of Matsuda in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Shin-Matsuda Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line of the Odakyu Electric Railway is located nearby.

History

Matsuda Station was opened on February 1, 1889 on the Japan National Railways (JNR) line linking Kōzu Station and Shizuoka Station. It was designated a station of the Tōkaidō Main Line on November 12, 1909. However, with the opening of the Tanna Tunnel it was designated a station on the Gotemba Line from December 1, 1934. In October 1955 a spur line connecting the station and Shin-Matsuda Station was built.

Freight services were discontinued on November 15, 1982 and small parcel services from February 1, 1984. On April 1, 1987 along with privatization and division of JNR, the station came under control of the Central Japan Railway Company. On October 1, 1994, a freight terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company was opened and freight services were resumed.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Gotemba Line

Station layout

Matsuda Station has an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks The two platforms are connected with an overpass, and an underpass connects the island platform with the station building. The station building has a Green Window, automated ticket machines and automated turnstiles accepting both Suica and PASMO.

Platforms

1	■Asagiri	Numazu ・ Odakyu Shinjuku
2	■Gotemba Line	Kōzu
3	■Gotemba Line	Gotemba ・ Numazu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Gotemba Line
Sagami-Kaneko		Local	Higashi-Yamakita

References

• (Japanese) Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998) (in Japanese). Teishajō Hensen Daijiten - Kokutetsu JR Hen. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. vol. II. ISBN 4533029809. 
• (Japanese) Official home page
• (Japanese) Central Japan Railway Company Official Website
• Jorudan Train Route Finder

Coordinates: 35°20′47.78″N 139°8′16.33″E / 35.3466056°N 139.1378694°E / 35.3466056; 139.1378694