title: Matsukawa Station
text: # Matsukawa Station
  
  Matsukawa Station (松川駅, Matsukawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)
  
  ## Lines
  
  Matsukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 259.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kōriyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kōriyama and Fukushima (starting trains) |
  | 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Fukushima |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on December 15, 1887 when the Nippon Railway extended the line from Kōriyama to Shiogama. The Kawamata Line, running between Matsukawa and Iwaki-Kawamata operated from this station from March 1, 1926 to May 14, 1972.The Matsukawa derailment, an alleged sabotage that resulted in the derailment of a train, occurred near the station on August 17, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1119 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Matsukawa Post Office
  * Toshiba Electric factories
  * National Route 4
  