Masuda Station

34°40′41.9″N 131°50′20.2″E / 34.678306°N 131.838944°E / 34.678306; 131.838944Owned by West Japan Railway CompanyOperated by West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s)D San'in Main LineDistance514.5 km (319.7 mi) from KyotoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks4Connections Bus stopConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1923 (1923-04-01)Previous namesIwami-Masuda (until 1966)PassengersFY202015 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Todakohama towards Shimonoseki		San'in Main Line E Local		Terminus
Terminus		San'in Line Local		Iwami-Tsuda towards Yonago
Honmataga towards Shin-Yamaguchi		Yamaguchi Line Local		Terminus

Location
Masuda Station Location within Shimane Prefecture Show map of Shimane Prefecture Masuda Station Masuda Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Media related to Masuda Station at Wikimedia Commons
• JR West Station Official Site