Musashi-Masuko Station

Musashi-Masuko Station (武蔵増戸駅, Musashi-Masuko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of 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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

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. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2011.

Surrounding area

• Masuko Post Office
• Masuko Elementary School
• Masuko Junior High School

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,481 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Musashi-Masuko Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)