Murasakino Station

村崎野駅
Murasakino Station, October 2011
General information
LocationMurasakino 15 Jiwari 513, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0004
Japan
Coordinates39°19′23″N 141°07′13″E / 39.3231°N 141.1204°E / 39.3231; 141.1204
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Distance492.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1950
Passengers
FY2016986 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kitakami
towards Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Hanamaki
towards Morioka
Location
Murasakino Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Murasakino Station
Murasakino Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Murasakino Station is located in Japan
Murasakino Station
Murasakino Station
Murasakino Station (Japan)

Murasakino Station (村崎野駅, Murasakino-eki) is a railway station 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

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.

Platforms

1  Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
2  Tōhoku Main Line for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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