is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the town of Misato, Saitama, Japan, operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Matsuhisa Station is served by the Hachiko Line between and , and is located 71.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at

Station layout

The station is unstaffed and consists of one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

serving a single track. The station is unattended. File:Matsuhisa Station Platform 1.jpg, The platform in February 2013

History

The station opened on 25 January 1933. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Misato Town Hall *Misato Post Office *Misato Junior High School *Matsuhisa Junior High School

References

External links

JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuhisa Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Hachikō Line Misato, Saitama (town)