Makuta Station

35°22′0.31″N 140°3′31.20″E / 35.3667528°N 140.0586667°E / 35.3667528; 140.0586667Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Kururi LineDistance13.9 km from KisarazuPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 28, 1912PassengersFY2019191 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Higashi-Yokota towards Kisarazu		Kururi Line		Shimogōri towards Kazusa-Kameyama

Location
Makuta Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Makuta Station Makuta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Makuta Station (馬来田駅, Makuta-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Makuta Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 13.9 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform that serves bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of five carriages or less. The station formerly had two opposed side platforms; however, one platform is no longer in operation. The station is staffed.

Platform

1

■ Kururi Line

For Kisarazu Kazusa-Kameyama

History

Makuta Station was opened on December 28, 1912 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 410
• Kisarazu City Hall Tomikuda Branch Office
• Fukuta Community Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Makuta Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information(in Japanese)