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Murasakino Station (村崎野駅, Murasakino-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Murasakino Station 村崎野駅 | |||||||||||
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 Murasakino Station, October 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Murasakino 15 Jiwari 513, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0004 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°19′23″N 141°07′13″E / 39.3231°N 141.1204°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 492.2 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1950 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 986 (daily) | ||||||||||
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  Murasakino Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Murasakino Station Murasakino Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Murasakino Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 492.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed on consignment by Jaster Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki |
History edit
Murasakino Station was established as a signal stop on 5 March 1919, and was elevated to a passenger station on 1 November 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Murasakino Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)