is a passenger

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located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto,

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture t ...

, Japan. It is operated by

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait be ...

Lines

The station is served by the

Hōhi Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, southern Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects the west and east coasts of the island. The line originates at Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto and ends at terminal of Ōita Station ...

and is located 12.9 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two

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, ...

s 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. 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.

Platforms

file:Musashiduka station 2.jpg, A view of the platforms and tracks from level crossing

History

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) opened the station on 1 October 1981 as an additional station on the existing track of the

. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

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.

Surrounding area

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

References

External links

Musashizuka Station (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1981 Buildings and structures in Kumamoto {{Kumamoto-railstation-stub