page_title: Masukata Station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Masukata Station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Masukata Station on West Rikuu Line, in Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan 日本語: 陸羽西線 升形駅
context_page_description: Masukata Station is a railway station in the city of Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
context_section_description: Masukata Station opened on December 7, 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2000.
caption: The previous station building, in August 1998
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