Matogata Station

Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Other informationStation codeSY36WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)PassengersFY20191038 (boarding only)

Location
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Matogata Station (的形駅, Matogata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Matogata Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 44.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge.^[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ Main Line	for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
opposite side	■ Main Line	for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Ōshio	Sanyo S Limited Express	Yaka
Ōshio	Sanyo Local	Yaka

History

Matogata Station opened on 19 August 1923.^[1]

The footbridge at the station was opened for operation in 1973.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1038 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Himeji City Hall Matogata Service Center
Hachiya Jizo
Himeji Matogata Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 127. ISBN 9784343006745.
^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.