is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway.
Lines Matsue English Garden Mae Station is served by the Kita-Matsue Line, and is located 29.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Local and express services stop at this station.
Station layout The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
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History Matsue English Garden Mae Station was opened on 5 April 1928 as . The kanji of the statin name was changed in 1946 to "古曽志駅", retaining the same pronunciation. This was changed again on 1 April 1964 to . On 2 April 2001, the name was changed to which consists of 18 letters and punctuation marks and is written with 23 kana (both countings exclude eki or "Station"), which was the longest station name in Japan. The station was named for a nearby museum for the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The station name was changed to its current name on 21 May 2007 as the museum had closed on 31 March 2007.
As of March 2020, the longest station name in Japan is currently a tie between Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station on the Minami Aso Railway in Kumamoto Prefecture and Chojagahama Shiosai Hamanasu Koenmae Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture.いばらきもの知り博士 - Ibaraki Prefectural home page
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 109 passengers daily. Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
Surrounding area Matsue English Garden Shimane Prefectural School for the Blind Japan National Route 431 Lake Shinji
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Ichibata Railway Official Site