Mashiko Station

Mashiko Station 益子駅
Mashiko Station (June 2008)
Location	Mashiko 1591-2, Mashiko, Haga, Tochigi （栃木県芳賀郡益子町大字益子1591-2） Japan
Operated by	Mooka Railway
Line(s)	Mooka Line
History
Opened	1913
Traffic

Passengers (FY 2012)	183 daily

Mashiko Station (益子駅, Mashiko-eki) is a railway station in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Lines

Mashiko Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 25.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout

Mashiko Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Mooka Line
Nishidai	SL Mooka	Nanai
Kitayama	Local	Nanai

History

Mashiko Station opened on 11 July 1913 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988. A new station building was completed in March 1988.

Surrounding area

Mashiko Town Hall
Mashiko Post Office
Japan National Route 121
Japan National Route 294

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mashiko Station.

Mooka Railway Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Mooka Railway Mooka Line

Shimodate Shimodate-Nikōmae Orimoto Higuchi Kugeta Terauchi Mōka Kitamōka Nishidai Kitayama Mashiko Nanai Tatara Ichihana Sasaharada Ten'yaba Motegi

Coordinates: 36°27′46″N 140°05′18″E / 36.4627°N 140.0883°E / 36.4627; 140.0883

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