Kitano-Masuzuka Station (北野桝塚駅, Kitano-Masuzuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.

Kitano-Masuzuka Station 北野桝塚駅
Kitano-Masuzuka Station in October 2006
General information
Location	Nibanwake-68 Kitanochō, Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken 444-0951 Japan
Coordinates	34.9964°N 137.139°E / 34.9964; 137.139
Operated by	Aichi Loop Railway
Line(s)	■ Aichi Loop Line
Distance	8.7 kilometers from Okazaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1970
Passengers
FY2017	1068 daily
Location
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Lines

Kitano-Masuzuka Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.

Station layout

The station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Kitano-Masuzuka Station was opened on October 1, 1970, as a freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR), primarily to support the operations of nearby factories of Toyota Motors and its affiliated companies. Scheduled passenger operations began from April 26, 1976. Freight operations were discontinued from January 1, 1985. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988. The station was expanded with the addition of another track on December 23, 2001, in preparation for the 2005 Aichi World Exposition.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1068 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

• Aichi Loop Railway Co Ltd head office
• Aichi Loop Railway rail yard

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kitano-Masuzuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)