Masuda Station

益田駅
Masuda Station, May 2017
General information
Location105 Ekimae-chō, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 698-0024
Japan
Coordinates34°40′41.9″N 131°50′20.2″E / 34.678306°N 131.838944°E / 34.678306; 131.838944
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)D San'in Main Line
Distance514.5 km (319.7 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1923 (1923-04-01)
Previous namesIwami-Masuda (until 1966)
Passengers
FY202015
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Todakohama
towards Shimonoseki
San'in Main Line
E
Local
Terminus
Terminus San'in Line
Local
Iwami-Tsuda
towards Yonago
Honmataga Yamaguchi Line
Local
Terminus
Location
Masuda Station is located in Shimane Prefecture
Masuda Station
Masuda Station
Location within Shimane Prefecture
Masuda Station is located in Japan
Masuda Station
Masuda Station
Masuda Station (Japan)

Masuda Station (益田駅, Masuda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Masuda Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 514.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the northern terminus of the 93.8 kilometer Yamaguchi Line to Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform adjacent to the station building, which is connected to an island platform by a footbridge. There is a siding track without a platform on the outer side of the island platform. The station is staffed..

Platforms

1  D San'in Main Line for Izumoshi, Matsue and Yonago
2       San'in Main Line for Higashi-Hagi and Nagatoshi
3       Yamaguchi Line for Tsuwano and Shin-Yamaguchi

History

Masuda Station was opened as Iwami-Masuda Station (石見益田駅) by the Japan Government Railways San'in Main Line when the Yamaguchi Line was extended extended from Tsuwano Station on 1 April 1923. The San'in Main Line connected on 26 December of the same year. The station was renamed on 1 October 1966. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Freight operations were discontinued on 1 April 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 309 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Masuda City Hall
  • Masuda Tax Office
  • Masuda Chamber of Commerce and Industry

See also

References

  1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook


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