Kuragano Station

倉賀野駅
Station south entrance, April 2006
General information
LocationKuragano-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–1201
Japan
Coordinates36°18′02″N 139°02′57″E / 36.3005°N 139.0493°E / 36.3005; 139.0493
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance70.3 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1894
Passengers
FY20191861 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takasaki
towards Maebashi
Takasaki Line
Rapid Urban
Local
Shinmachi
towards Tokyo
Takasaki
Terminus
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
  Special Rapid
Shinmachi
towards Odawara
Takasaki
towards Maebashi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
  Rapid
Takasaki
Terminus
Hachikō Line
Kita-Fujioka
towards Komagawa
Location
Kuragano Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Kuragano Station
Kuragano Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kuragano Station is located in Japan
Kuragano Station
Kuragano Station
Kuragano Station (Japan)

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).[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 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.[1] 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).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kuragano Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. 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.

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