title: Kitano-Masuzuka Station
text: # Kitano-Masuzuka Station
  
  Kitano-Masuzuka Station (北野桝塚駅, Kitano-Masuzuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kitano-Masuzuka Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Aichi Loop Line | for Mikawa-Toyota and Okazaki |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Aichi Loop Line | for Kōzōji |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aichi Loop Line |||||
  | Daimon | Daimon | - | Mikawa-Kamigō | Mikawa-Kamigō |
  
  ## Station history
  
  Kitano-Masuzuka Station was opened on October 1, 1970, as a freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR), primarily to support the operations of nearby factories of Toyota Motors and its affiliated companies. Scheduled passenger operations began from April 26, 1976. Freight operations were discontinued from January 1, 1985. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988. The station was expanded with the addition of another track on December 23, 2001, in preparation for the 2005 Aichi World Exposition.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1068 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Aichi Loop Railway Co Ltd head office
  * Aichi Loop Railway rail yard
  