| Kuragano Station 倉賀野駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Station south entrance, April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kuragano-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–1201 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′02″N 139°02′57″E / 36.3005°N 139.0493°E / 36.3005; 139.0493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 70.3 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 May 1894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1861 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=logo}
.svg){kind=logo}
Kuragano StationLocation within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma Prefecture
Kuragano Station (倉賀野駅, Kuragano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
Kuragano Station is a station on the Takasaki Line, and is located 70.3 km from the starting point of the line at Ōmiya. It is also a station on the Hachikō Line, lying 92.0 km from the starting point of the unelectrified northern section of the line at Komagawa. Trains of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line also stop at this station using the same tracks and platforms as the Takasaki Line.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Takasaki and Maebashi |
| ■ Hachikō Line | for Takasaki | |
| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
| ■ Hachikō Line | for Yorii and Komagawa |
History
The station opened on 1 May 1894. 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 1861 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
National Route 17- Sengenyama Kofun, National Historic Site
- Kuragano Freight Terminal
- Kuragano Post Office
See also
References
- ^ "Kuragano Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- 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 Kuragano Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
| Stations of the Takasaki Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| JU | |
| Stations of the Hachikō Line | |
|---|---|