Musashizuka Station

Musashizuka Station
武蔵塚駅
Musashizuka Station in 2014
Location Japan
Coordinates 32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E / 32.85000°N 130.77000°E / 32.85000; 130.77000Coordinates: 32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E / 32.85000°N 130.77000°E / 32.85000; 130.77000
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 (1981-10-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 2,080 daily
Rank 88th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Musashizuka Station
Location within Japan

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]

Lines

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

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.[3][2]

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

« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Tatsutaguchi Local Hikarinomori

History

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "武蔵塚" [Musashizuka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. p. 35, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ↑ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "武蔵塚駅" [Musashizuka Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ↑ 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 744. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ↑ "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.


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