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Makimuku Station 巻向駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Makimuku Station
General information
Location	36, Ōaza Tsuji, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken 633-0083 Japan
Coordinates	34°32′42″N 135°50′28″E / 34.544867°N 135.841094°E / 34.544867; 135.841094
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated by	Unstaffed
Line(s)	Passenger train services:  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Railway track: Sakurai Line
Distance	15.9 km (9.9 miles) from Nara
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	JR-West
Connections	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 60, 61, 62, and 63 at Makinouchi
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621707
History
Opened	1 August 1955 (1955-08-01)
Passengers
2020	353 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
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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

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

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.

History

Makimuku station opened on 1 August 1955.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

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

Surrounding area

• Makimuku ruins
• Hashihaka Kofun

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Makimuku Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

References

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

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