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Mattō Station (松任駅, Mattō-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Mattō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 167.2 kilometers from the start of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	(starting trains and express trains)
3	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Kanazawa

History

Mattō Station opened on 1 April 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,493 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Mattō Castle site
Mattō High School
Hakusan City Museum

Gallery

Mattō Station platforms in April 2013
D51 822 preserved in the station square, August 2014

References

^ 駅別運輸実績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[ishikawa_stats-1] 駅別運輸実績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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