Masuga Station (真菅駅, Masuga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Masuga Station 真菅駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Masuga Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1070 Sogacho, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634-0831 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′10.26″N 135°46′21.5″E / 34.5195167°N 135.772639°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.8 km (20.4 miles) from Osaka Uehommachi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | D27 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 March 1925 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2507 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
editMasuga Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 32.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi.
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The ticket gates and concourse are underground, while the platforms are above ground, and there are elevators connecting each platform to the underground concourse. The effective length of the platform is six cars.. The station is unattended.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ D Osaka Line | for Nabari |
| 2 | ■ D Osaka Line | for Osaka Uehommachi |
History
editMasuga Station was opened 21 March 1925 as a station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 July 1944.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 2507 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Sogaza Soga Tohiko Shrinel
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "真菅駅" [MAsuga Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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