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
Makuta Station, April 2007
General information
LocationMakuta 107, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0212
Japan
Coordinates35°22′0.31″N 140°3′31.20″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kururi Line
Distance13.9 km from Kisarazu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 28, 1912
Passengers
FY2019191 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Yokota
towards Kisarazu
Kururi Line Shimogōri
Location
Makuta Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Makuta Station
Makuta Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Makuta Station is located in Japan
Makuta Station
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.

Platform

1  Kururi Line For Kisarazu
Kazusa-Kameyama

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

See also

References

  1. 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.

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