Operated by Aichi Loop Railway Station code 06 | Line(s) Aichi Loop Line Passengers (FY2008) 776 daily Opened 1970 | |
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Kitano-Masuzuka Station (北野桝塚駅, Kitano-Masuzuka-eki) is a railway station on the Aichi Loop Line, in Okazaki, Aichi Japan.
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Kitano-Masuzuka Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okazaki Station.
Station layout
Kitano-Masuzuka Station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.
History
Kitano-Masuzuka Station was opened on October 1, 1970, as a freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR), primarily to support the operations of nearby factories of Toyota Motors and its affiliated companies. Scheduled passenger operations began from April 26, 1976. Freight operations were discontinued from January 1, 1985. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988. The station was expanded with the addition of another track on December 23, 2001, in preparation for the 2005 Aichi World Exposition.