Shinano-Matsukawa Station

Shinano-Matsukawa Station (信濃松川駅) is a railway station in the village of  Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Shinano-Matsukawa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on 29 September 1915 as Ikeda-Matsukawa Station (池田松川駅) on the Shinano Railway. The Shinano Railway was integrated into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 June 1937 and the station was renamed to its present name the same day. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Matsukawa village hall
 * Matsukawa post office
 * Matsukawa post office