Musashizuka Station (武蔵塚駅, Musashizuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Musashizuka Station 武蔵塚駅  | |||||||||||
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 Musashizuka Station in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yuge, Tatsuta-cho, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-8002 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 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1981 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1805 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 81st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Suizenji and Kumamoto |
| 2 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Higo-Ōzu and Aso |
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A view of the platforms and tracks from level crossing
History
editJapanese 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
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1805 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 81st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surrounding area
edit- Musashigaoka Housing Complex
- Kumamoto City Musashi Elementary School
- Kumamoto City Kusunoki Elementary School
See also
editReferences
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 Media related to Musashizuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Musashizuka Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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