Kita-Takasaki Station
Kita-Takasaki Station (北高崎駅, Kita-Takasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kita-Takasaki Station 北高崎駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kita-Takasaki Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Ōhashimachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0069 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.3385°N 139.0009°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 October 1885 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Iizuka (until 1919) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1631 | ||||||||||
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  Kita-Takasaki Station Location within Gunma Prefecture  Kita-Takasaki Station Kita-Takasaki Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Kita-Takasaki Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
History
The station opened on 15 October 1885 as Iizuka Station (飯塚駅, Iizuka-eki). It was renamed Kita-Takasaki Station on 1 August 1919. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2001.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Kita-Takasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)