Makuta Station
Makuta Station (馬来田駅, Makuta-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Makuta Station 馬来田駅 | |
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 Makuta Station, April 2007 | |
| Location | Makuta 107, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0212 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°22′0.31″N 140°3′31.20″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Kururi Line |
| Distance | 13.9 km from Kisarazu |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | December 28, 1912 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 191 daily |
| Location | |
  Makuta Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Makuta Station Makuta Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Makuta Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 13.9 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of five carriages or less. The station formerly had two opposed side platforms; however, one platform is no longer in operation. The station is staffed.
History
Makuta Station was opened on December 28, 1912 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 410- Kisarazu City Hall Tomikuda Branch Office
- Fukuta Community Center
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Makuta Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information(in Japanese)