Misakubo Station

Misakubo Station
水窪駅
Misakubo Station
Location
Prefecture Shizuoka
(See other stations in Shizuoka)
City Hamamatsu
Ward Tenryū
Neighborhood etc. Misakubo-cho Jitogata 973
Postal code431 - 4102
(in Japanese)浜松市天竜区水窪町地頭方973
History
Year opened 1955
Rail services
Operator(s) Central Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Iida Line

Misakubo Station (水窪駅 Misakubo-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located 74.3 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station.

Station 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.

Lines

Layout

Misakubo Station is a station with a single elevated island platform, and a small station building. The station is manned during daylight hours. The station also has a head shunt to permit the passage of express trains.

Adjacent stations

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

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Coordinates: 35°09′50″N 137°52′14″E / 35.163871°N 137.870460°E