Musashizuka Station (武蔵塚駅, Musashizuka-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]
Musashizuka Station 武蔵塚駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E / 32.85000°N 130.77000°E | ||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||
Distance | 12.9 km from Kumamoto | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced) | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 October 1981 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 2,080 daily | ||||
Rank | 88th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 12.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern functional concrete structure which houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing. A bike shed is provided outside the station building.[2][3]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
Adjacent stations edit
« | Service | » | ||
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Hōhi Main Line | ||||
Tatsutaguchi | Local | Hikarinomori |
History edit
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1981 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,080 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 88th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "武蔵塚" [Musashizuka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "武蔵塚駅" [Musashizuka Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links edit
- Musashizuka Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)