Musashizuka Station

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
Musashizuka Station in 2014
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance12.9 km from Kumamoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1981 (1981-10-01)
Passengers
FY20162,080 daily
Rank88th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Musashizuka Station
Location within Japan

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]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "武蔵塚" [Musashizuka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. 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.
  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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