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]
Musashizuka Station 武蔵塚駅 | |
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Musashizuka Station in 2014 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
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) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 2,080 daily |
Rank | 88th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Musashizuka Station Location within Japan |
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]
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]
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Hōhi Main Line | ||||
Tatsutaguchi | Local | Hikarinomori |
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]
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]
Stations of the JR Hōhi Main Line | |
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