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).
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
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 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.
Surrounding area
- Masuda City Hall
- Masuda Tax Office
- Masuda Chamber of Commerce and Industry
