Makuta Station Explained

Makuta Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:馬来田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Makuta 107, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0212
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Kururi Line
Distance:13.9 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:December 28, 1912
Passengers:191 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Makuta Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Makuta Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 13.9 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform that serves bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of five carriages or less. The station formerly had two opposed side platforms; however, one platform is no longer in operation. The station is staffed.

Platform

History

Makuta Station was opened on December 28, 1912 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.