Murasakino Station
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Murasakino Station 村崎野駅 | |||||
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 Murasakino Station, October 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Murasakino 15 Jiwari 513, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0004 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°19′23″N 141°07′13″E / 39.3231°N 141.1204°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 492.2 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 November 1950 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 865 (daily) | ||||
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Murasakino Station (村崎野駅, Murasakino-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
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.
Station layout
Murasakino 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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Kitakami | - | Hanamaki | ||
History
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 865 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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