Mashiko Station

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Mashiko Station 益子駅
Mashiko Station (April 2018)
Location	Mashiko 1591-2, Mashiko, Haga, Tochigi （栃木県芳賀郡益子町大字益子1591-2） Japan
Coordinates	36°27′46″N 140°05′18″E / 36.4627°N 140.0883°E / 36.4627; 140.0883Coordinates: 36°27′46″N 140°05′18″E / 36.4627°N 140.0883°E / 36.4627; 140.0883
Operated by	Mooka Railway
Line(s)	Mooka Line
Platforms	1 (1 side platform)
History
Opened	July 11, 1913 (1913-07-11)
Passengers
FY 2015	150 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station Nishidai towards Shimodate SL Mooka Nanai towards Motegi Kitayama towards Shimodate Mooka Line

Mashiko Station (益子駅, Mashiko-eki) is a railway station in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Lines[]

Mashiko Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 25.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout[]

Mashiko Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

The station platform (July 2008)

History[]

Mashiko Station opened on 11 July 1913^[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988. A new station building was completed in March 1988.

Surrounding area[]

• Mashiko Town Hall
• Mashiko Post Office
• Japan National Route 121
• Japan National Route 294

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mashiko Station.

• Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)