Matō Station

Matō Station (間藤駅, Matō-eki) is a railway station on the Watarase Keikoku Line in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Watarase Keikoku Railway.

WK17 Matō Station 間藤駅
Matō Station, August 2013
General information
Location	2 Ashio-machi Shimo-Matō, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1506 Japan
Coordinates	36.6537°N 139.4498°E / 36.6537; 139.4498
Operated by	Watarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)	Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance	44.1 km from Kiryū
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Station code	WK17
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1914
Passengers
FY2015	184 daily
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station Ashio WK16 towards Kiryū Watarase Keikoku Line Terminus
Location Matō Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Matō Station Matō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Matō Station is a terminal station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 44.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform.

History

Matō Station opened on 1 November 1914 as a station on the Ashio Railway.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Ashio Akakura Post Office
• Ashio Copper Mine
• National Route 122

References

1. "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Mato Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)