Musashizuka Station

Musashizuka Station 武蔵塚駅
Musashizuka Station in 2014
General information
Location	Yuge, Tatsuta-cho, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-8002 Japan
Coordinates	32°51′00″N 130°46′12″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
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; 43 years ago (1981-10-01)
Passengers
FY2020	1805 daily
Rank	81st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Tatsutaguchi towards Kumamoto Hōhi Main Line Hikarinomori towards Ōita
Location Musashizuka Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Musashizuka Station Musashizuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Musashizuka Station (武蔵塚駅, Musashizuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

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]

Platforms

1	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Suizenji and Kumamoto
2	■ Hōhi Main Line	for Higo-Ōzu and Aso

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  A view of the platforms and tracks from level crossing

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 1805 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 81st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

• Musashigaoka Housing Complex
• Kumamoto City Musashi Elementary School
• Kumamoto City Kusunoki Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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.

External links

Media related to Musashizuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Musashizuka Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)