Misakubo Station

Misakubo Station (水窪駅, Misakubo-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Misakubo Station 水窪駅
Misakubo Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Misakubo-cho Jitogata 973, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.163871°N 137.870460°E / 35.163871; 137.870460
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	74.3 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 11, 1955
Passengers
FY2017	52 (daily)
Location Misakubo Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Misakubo Station Misakubo Station (Japan)

Platform

Lines

Misakubo Station is served by the Iida Line and is 74.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform connected to a small station building by a level crossing. The station also has a head shunt to permit the passage of express trains. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	For Iida
2	■ Iida Line	For Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Chūbu-Tenryū		Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」)		Hiraoka
Mukaichiba		Local (普通)		Ōzore

History

Misakubo Station was established on November 11, 1955 as a station on Japan National Railway (JNR), when the Iida line between Sakuma Station and Ōzore Station was rerouted to avoid the rising waters of the Sakuma Dam. All freight services were discontinued in 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 52 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 152

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Misakubo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Japanese) Iida Line station information