Mashiko Station

Railway station in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°27′46″N 140°05′18″E / 36.4627°N 140.0883°E / 36.4627; 140.0883Operated byMooka RailwayLine(s)Mooka LinePlatforms1 (1 side platform)HistoryOpenedJuly 11, 1913 (1913-07-11)PassengersFY 2015150 daily Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station
Nishidai
towards Shimodate
SL Mooka Nanai
towards Motegi
Kitayama
towards Shimodate
Mooka Line

Mashiko Station (益子駅, Mashiko-eki) is a railway station in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Lines

Mashiko Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 25.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout

Mashiko Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

The station platform (July 2008)

History

Mashiko Station opened on 11 July 1913[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988. A new station building was completed in March 1988.

Surrounding area

  • Mashiko Town Hall
  • Mashiko Post Office
  • Japan National Route 121
  • Japan National Route 294

References

  1. ^ "益子駅". 真岡鉄道. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

External links

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