Musashi-Masuko Station

Musashi-Masuko Station
武蔵増戸駅

Musashi-Masuko Station in April 2011
Location Ina, Akiruno-shi, Tokyo 190-0142
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Itsukaichi Line
Distance 8.5 km from Haijima
Platforms 1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1534
History
Opened 21 April 1925
Rebuilt 2011
Previous names Masuko Station (until May 1925)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 2,630
Location
Musashi-Masuko Station
Location within Japan

Musashi-Masuko Station (武蔵増戸駅 Musashi-Masuko-eki) is a railway station on the Itsukaichi Line in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Musashi-Masuko Station is served by the Itsukaichi Line, and is located 8.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Haijima Station.

Station layout

This station consists of one side platform and one island platform, with a small station building located adjacent to the side platform; however, track 3 on the outside of the island platform is not normally used, and is used as a siding at night.

Platforms

1  Itsukaichi Line for Musashi-Itsukaichi
2  Itsukaichi Line for Haijima and Tachikawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Itsukaichi Line
Musashi-Hikida   Local   Musashi-Itsukaichi

Statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 2,630 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

History

The station in February 2009, before rebuilding

The station opened on 21 April 1925 as Masuko Station (増戸駅) on the Itsukaichi Railway; however it was renamed Musashi-Masuko on 16 May of the same year.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] A new station building was completed in March 2011.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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Coordinates: 35°43′52″N 139°15′23″E / 35.7311°N 139.2563°E / 35.7311; 139.2563

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