Musashizuka Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E / 32.85000°N 130.77000°E / 32.85000; 130.77000Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Hōhi Main LineDistance12.9 km from KumamotoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1981 (1981-10-01)PassengersFY20162,080 dailyRank88th (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.^[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

«		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]

References

^ "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.