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Mukaichiba Station (向市場駅, Mukaichiba-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Mukaichiba Station 向市場駅
Mukaichiba Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Misakubo-cho Jitogata 230, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.154303°N 137.869534°E / 35.154303; 137.869534
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	73.3 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 11, 1955
Passengers
FY2017	9 (daily)
Location
Mukaichiba Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Mukaichiba Station Mukaichiba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mukaichiba Station is served by the Iida Line and is 73.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is not attended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Shironishi		Local (普通)		Misakubo

Station history

Mukaichiba Station was established on November 11, 1955 as a passenger station on Japan National Railway (JNR), when the Iida line between Sakuma Station and Ōzore Station was rerouted to avoid the rising waters of the Sakuma Dam. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Mizukubo Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Mukaichiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Japanese) Iida Line station information

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