Musashizuka Station | |
Native Name: | 武蔵塚駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Yuge, Tatsuta-cho, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-8002 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 32.85°N 130.77°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Hōhi Main Line |
Distance: | 12.9 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Status: | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced) |
Passengers: | 1805 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Pass Rank: | 81st (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Map Type: | Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Musashizuka Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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]
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 12.9 km from the starting point of the line at .
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]
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.
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.[6]