Misakubo Station Explained

Misakubo Station
Native Name:水窪駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Misakubo-cho Jitogata 973, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.1639°N 137.8705°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Iida Line
Distance:74.3 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:November 11, 1955
Passengers:52 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Misakubo Station

thumb|right|270px|Platform is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Misakubo Station is served by the Iida Line and is 74.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform connected to a small station building by a level crossing. The station also has a head shunt to permit the passage of express trains. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Misakubo Station was established on November 11, 1955 as a station on Japan National Railway (JNR), when the Iida line between Sakuma Station and Ōzore Station was rerouted to avoid the rising waters of the Sakuma Dam. All freight services were discontinued in 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 52 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf. ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)). 2018. Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan. ja. 5 July 2019.