Kuroiso Station

Kuroiso Station
Kuroiso Station; 黒磯駅
	Kuroiso Station station building under the Tohoku Shinkansen tracks
Location	1 Honchō, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi-ken 325-0056; Japan
Coordinates	36°58′11.98″N 140°3′34.24″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line; ■ Utsunomiya Line;
Distance	163.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island +1 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 1, 1886
Passengers
FY2019	2316 daily
Services
Location
	Kuroiso Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Kuroiso Station Kuroiso Station (Japan)

Kuroiso Station (黒磯駅, Kuroiso-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kuroiso Station serves as the terminal station for two subsections of the JR East Tōhoku Main Line, connecting the Utsunomiya Line (for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Ueno to the south) and the Southern Tōhoku Main Line (for Fukushima, Sendai, and Morioka to the north). It lies 163.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has one side platform and two island platforms serving a total of five tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-3	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
4-5	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Shin-Shirakawa

History

Kuroiso Station began operation on December 1, 1886 as a station of Nippon Railway. The Nippon Railway was nationalized on November 1, 1906, and the station became a JGR station From June 1, 1949, the station came under the control of the JNR. The portion of the Utsunomiya Line from Hōshakuji - Kuroiso was electrified (1.5 kV DC) on May 22, 1959, and the section from Kuroiso - Shiroishi was electrified (20 kV 50 Hz AC) on July 1, 1959. With the privatization of JNR on April 1 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2316 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The station, located in the former city of Kuroiso, sits in front of a street lined with several local cafes and businesses. Having a bus terminal, it also serves as a gateway to the neighboring town of Nasu, known in Japan for its mountain hot springs and as the location of the Nasu Imperial Villa.

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 Kuroiso Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2019stats-1] 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.