Kita-Takasaki Station
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Kita-Takasaki Station 北高崎駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kita-Takasaki Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ōhashimachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0069 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′19″N 139°00′03″E / 36.3385°N 139.0009°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
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).
Lines[edit]
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[edit]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Yokokawa |
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Takasaki |
History[edit]
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.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
Media related to Kita-Takasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
