Niisato Station

Location
	Niisato Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Niisato Station Niisato Station (Japan)

Niisato Station

新里駅
Niisato Station; 新里駅
	Niisato Station in February 2004
General information
Location	Niisato-cho Kobayashi 126-1, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0124; Japan
Coordinates	36°25′07″N 139°14′16″E / 36.41861°N 139.23778°E
Operated by	Jōmō Electric Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Jōmō Line
Distance	15.8 km from Chūō-Maebashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 10, 1928
Previous names	Takei Station (to 1948)
Passengers
FY2019	371
Services
Location
Location
	Niisato Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Niisato Station Niisato Station (Japan)

Niisato Station (新里駅, Niisato-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.

Lines

Niisato Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 15.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi.

Station layout

Niisato Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Jōmō Line	for Akagi, Nishi-Kiryū
2	■ Jōmō Line	for Chūō-Maebashi

History

Niisato Station was opened on November 10, 1928.^[1] At the time of opening, it was known as Takei Station (武井駅, Takei-eki). It was renamed to its present name on May 1, 1948. A new station building was completed on March 27, 1998.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 371 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Niisato Post Office

References

^ "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[1] "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[Kiryu2019stats-2] 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

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