Murasakino Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 村崎野駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Murasakino 15 Jiwari 513, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0004 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Tōhoku Main Line |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Distance: | 492.2 km from |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | 1 November 1950 |
Passengers: | 986 (daily) |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Murasakino Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 492.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
The station has two opposed side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed on consignment by Jaster Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.
Murasakino Station was established as a signal stop on 5 March 1919, and was elevated to a passenger station on 1 November 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]