Kiryū Station

Kiryū Station (桐生駅, Kiryū-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Kiryū Station

桐生駅
Kiryū Station North entrance, August 2004
LocationHirose-cho, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0045
Japan
Coordinates36.4111°N 139.3334°E / 36.4111; 139.3334
Operated by
Line(s)
■ Ryōmō Line

■ Watarase Keikoku Line

Distance52.4 km from Oyama
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeWK01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1888
Passengers
FY20197519
Location
Kiryū Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kiryū Station
Kiryū Station (Japan)

Lines

Kiryū Station is a station on the JR East Ryōmō Line, and is located 52.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Oyama. It is also the terminal station for the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line, and is 44.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Matō.

Station layout

Kiryū Station has two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Watarase Keikoku Line for Ōmama, Ashio, and Matō
2 ■ Ryōmō Line for Ashikaga, Tochigi, and Oyama
3,4 ■ Ryōmō Line for Isesaki, Maebashi, and Takasaki

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ryōmō Line
Omata Local Iwajuku
Watarase Keikoku Line
Terminus - Shimo-Shinden

History

Kiryū Station opened on 15 November 1888. The station building was rebuilt in 1928. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7519 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Kiryū City Hall
  • Kiryū Post Office
  • Kiryū City Library
  • Kiryū Public Hall
  • National Route 17

See also

References
  1. 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)
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