Murasakino Station

Murasakino Station
村崎野駅
Murasakino Station, October 2011
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 / 39.3231; 141.1204
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 492.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 November 1950
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 865 (daily)
Location
Murasakino Station
Location within Japan

Murasakino Station (村崎野駅, Murasakino-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

Murasakino 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

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Kitakami - Hanamaki

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 865 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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