Kita-Takasaki Station (北高崎駅, Kita-Takasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kita-Takasaki Station

北高崎駅
Kita-Takasaki Station in May 2012
General information
LocationŌhashimachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0069
Japan
Coordinates36°20′19″N 139°00′03″E / 36.3385°N 139.0009°E / 36.3385; 139.0009
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Line
Distance2.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 October 1885
Previous namesIizuka (until 1919)
Passengers
FY20191631
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Gumma-Yawata
towards Yokokawa
Shin'etsu Main Line
Takasaki – Yokokawa
Takasaki
Terminus
Location
Kita-Takasaki Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Kita-Takasaki Station
Kita-Takasaki Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kita-Takasaki Station is located in Japan
Kita-Takasaki Station
Kita-Takasaki Station
Kita-Takasaki Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kita-Takasaki Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

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1  Shinetsu Main Line for Yokokawa
2  Shinetsu Main Line for Takasaki

History

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The station opened on 15 October 1885 as Iizuka Station (飯塚駅, Iizuka-eki). It was renamed Kita-Takasaki Station on 1 August 1919. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2001.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
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