Masuo Station (Chiba)

Railway station in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°49′46″N 139°58′36″E / 35.8295°N 139.9768°E / 35.8295; 139.9768Operated by

Tobu RailwayLine(s)

Tobu Urban Park LineDistance47.1 km from ŌmiyaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTD-26WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 December 1923; 100 years ago (1923-12-27)PassengersFY201913,089 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Shin-Kashiwa TD25 towards Ōmiya		Urban Park Line Local		Sakasai TD27 towards Funabashi

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

Masuo Station (増尾駅, Masuo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-26".

Lines

Masuo Station is served by Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line), and lies 47.1 km (29.3 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station house.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	For Mutsumi,Shin-Kamagaya Funabashi
2	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	For Kashiwa, Nodashi, Kasukabe, Ōmiya

History

Masuo Station was opened on 27 December 1923. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Masuo Station becoming "TD-26".^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,089 passengers daily.^[2]>

Surrounding area

Masuo Post Office
Hirohata Hachiman-gu

References

^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)