Makuta Station
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is a railway station operated by JR East's
Kururi Line located in Kisarazu
, Chiba Prefecture
Japan
. It is 13.9 kilometers from the western terminus
of the Kururi Line at Kisarazu Station
.
(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. The station has been unattended since June 1, 1995.
serving 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 unattended.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Kururi Line located in Kisarazu
Kisarazu, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of September 2010, Kisarazu has an estimated population of 126,906 and a density of 915 persons per km². The total area was 138.73 km²....
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
Japan
Japan
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. It is 13.9 kilometers from the western terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Kururi Line at Kisarazu Station
Kisarazu Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line and Kururi Line, located in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 31.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station and forms the eastern terminus of the Kururi Line.-History:...
.
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 RailwaysJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(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
Privatization
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of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since June 1, 1995.
Station layout
Makuta Station has a single side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
serving 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 unattended.