title: Mataki Station
text: # Mataki Station
  
  Mataki Station (真滝駅, Mataki-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Mataki Station is served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 5.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | station side | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Ichinoseki |
  | - | - | - |
  | opposite side | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Kesennuma |
  
  ## History
  
  Matagi Station opened on July 26, 1925. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in January 1998.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 284
  * Mataki Junior High School
  * Takizawa Elementary School
  