Kuragano Station
Kuragano Station 倉賀野駅 | |
|---|---|
 Station south entrance, April 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kuragano-machi, Takasaki, Gunma （群馬県高崎市倉賀野町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2013 | 1,640 daily |
Kuragano Station (倉賀野駅, Kuragano-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Kuragano Station is a station on the Takasaki Line, and is located 70.3 km from the starting point of the line at Saitama. 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.
Station layout
The station has 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 |
| ■ Hachikō Line | for Takasaki | |
| 2 | ■ (Not used) | |
| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Saitama, and Ueno |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Saitama, Shinjuku, and Yokohama | |
| ■ Ueno-Tokyo Line | for Saitama, Ueno, Tokyo, and Yokohama | |
| ■ Hachikō Line | for Yorii and Komagawa | |
| 4 | ■ (Not used) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takasaki Line | ||||
| Gunma | Local | Takasaki | ||
| Hachikō Line | ||||
| Kita-Fujioka | Local | Takasaki | ||
History
The station opened on 1 May 1894.[1] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- National Route 17
- Asamayama kofun
- Kuragano Freight Terminal
- Kuragano Post Office
See also
References
- ^ a b "Kuragano Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
External links
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