Gyōda Station (行田駅, Gyōda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Gyōda Station

行田駅
East entrance of Gyōda Station, December 2017
General information
Location12-1 Ichiriyama-cho, Gyōda-shi, Saitama-ken 361-0047
Japan
Coordinates36°06′49″N 139°25′55″E / 36.1137°N 139.4320°E / 36.1137; 139.4320
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Takasaki Line Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1966
Passengers
FY20196569 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kumagaya
towards Maebashi
Takasaki Line
Local
Fukiage
towards Tokyo
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Fukiage
towards Odawara
Location
Gyōda Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Gyōda Station
Gyōda Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Gyōda Station is located in Japan
Gyōda Station
Gyōda Station
Gyōda Station (Japan)
Station platforms, 2017

Lines edit

Gyōda Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 29.6 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout edit

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1  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)
2  Takasaki Line for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History edit

The station opened on 1 July 1966. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6569 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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 Gyōda Station at Wikimedia Commons