Nishi-Kiryū Station
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Nishi-Kiryū Station 西桐生駅 | |
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 Nishi-Kiryū Station in September 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Miyamaecho 2-1-33, Kiryū, Gunma （群馬県桐生市宮前町二丁目1-33） Japan |
| Operated by | Jōmō Electric Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Jōmō Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2012 | 1762 daily |
Nishi-Kiryū Station (西桐生駅, Nishi-Kiryū-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Jōmō Line in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.
Lines
Nishi-Kiryū Station is a terminal station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 25.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi .
Station layout
Nishi-Kiryū Station has one island platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōmō Line | for Chūō-Maebashi |
| 2 | ■ Jōmō Line | for Chūō-Maebashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōmō Line | ||||
| Maruyama-shita | - | Terminus | ||
History
Nishi-Kiryū Station was opened on November 10, 1928. The station platform was proclaimed an Important Cultural Property of Japan by the Japanese government in 2005 and the station building itself also received the same status the same year [1]
Surrounding area
- Kiryū City Hall
- Kiryū Post Office
References
- ^ 上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅プラットホーム上屋, 上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅駅舎 Agency for Cultural Affairs (in Japanese)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Kiryū Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)