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Makimuku Station

Coordinates: 34°32′42″N 135°50′28″E / 34.544867°N 135.841094°E / 34.544867; 135.841094
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Makimuku Station

巻向駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West commuter rail station
Makimuku Station
General information
Location36, Ōaza Tsuji, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken 633-0083
Japan
Coordinates34°32′42″N 135°50′28″E / 34.544867°N 135.841094°E / 34.544867; 135.841094
Owned byWest Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated byUnstaffed
Line(s)
Distance15.9 km (9.9 miles) from Nara
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsWest Japan Railway Company JR-West
ConnectionsBus interchange Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 60, 61, 62, and 63 at Makinouchi
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleNone
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621707
History
Opened1 August 1955 (1955-08-01)
Passengers
2020353 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line
Yanagimoto
toward Nara
  Local   Miwa
toward Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
Yanagimoto
One-way
  Rapid Service   Miwa
toward JR Namba
Location
Makimuku Station is located in Nara Prefecture
Makimuku Station
Makimuku Station
Location within Nara Prefecture
Makimuku Station is located in Japan
Makimuku Station
Makimuku Station
Makimuku Station (Japan)
Map

Makimuku Station (巻向駅, Makimuku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and is administrated by Ōji Station.

Lines

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Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 15.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.

Layout

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Makimuku Station is an above-ground station with one side platform serving a single track. The platform on the left side of the station facing towards Sakurai. The station is unattended.[1]

History

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Makimuku station opened on 1 August 1955.[2]With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

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The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 353 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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Media related to Makimuku Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ "巻向駅" [Makimuku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 [Encyclopedia of Station Changes] (in Japanese). Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha, 日本交通公社. (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: JTB. 1998. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. OCLC 41362424.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter 13: Transportation and Communications - JR Transportation Performance