Takasaki Station (高崎駅, Takasaki-eki) is a major junction railway station located in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Takasaki Station

高崎駅
west entrance of takasaki station
General information
Location222 Yashimachō, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates36°19′19″N 139°00′47″E / 36.322°N 139.013°E / 36.322; 139.013
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance105.0 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms6 island platforms + 1 bay platform
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1884; 140 years ago (1884-05-01)
Passengers
FY202122,940 daily (JR East)
8,757 daily (Shinkansen)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Jōmō-Kōgen
towards Niigata
Jōetsu Shinkansen Honjō-Waseda
towards Tokyo
Jōmō-Kōgen
towards Gala-Yuzawa
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Annaka-Haruna Hokuriku Shinkansen
Ōmiya
towards Tokyo
Annaka-Haruna
towards Nagano
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Honjō-Waseda
towards Tokyo
Shin-Maebashi Kusatsu Kumagaya
towards Ueno
Terminus Akagi Shinmachi
towards Ueno or Shinjuku
Takasaki Line
Rapid Urban
Kuragano
One-way operation
Takasakitonyamachi
(through service via Ryōmō Line)
towards Maebashi
Takasaki Line
Local
Kuragano
towards Tokyo
Terminus Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Special Rapid
Kuragano
towards Odawara
Takasakitonyamachi
towards Maebashi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Terminus Hachikō Line
Kuragano
towards Komagawa
Takasakitonyamachi
towards Nagaoka
Jōetsu Line Terminus
Takasakitonyamachi
towards Ōmae
Agatsuma Line
Takasakitonyamachi
towards Oyama
Ryōmō Line
Kita-Takasaki
towards Yokokawa
Shin'etsu Main Line
Takasaki – Yokokawa
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station
Minami-Takasaki
towards Shimonita
Jōshin Line Terminus
Location
Takasaki Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Takasaki Station is located in Japan
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shinkansen

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JR East

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Jōshin Dentetsu

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Previous Services

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Station layout

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The Shinkansen portion of the station has two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The JR East local portion of the station has three ground-level island platforms, with one platform forming a half-bay platform, so that a total of seven tracks can be served, and the Jōshin Dentetsu portion of the station has a single bay platform.

JR East

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1   (Not in use)
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 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)
 Jōetsu Line for Shin-Maebashi, Shibukawa, Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka
 Agatsuma Line for Shin-Maebashi, Shibukawa, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi
 Ryōmō Line for Shin-Maebashi, Maebashi, Kiryū, Sano, Oyama
(Through trains from the Takasaki Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line)
 Shin'etsu Main Line for Annaka, Yokokawa
 Limited Express Kusatsu for Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi
 Limited Express Akagi
Swallow Akagi
for Maebashi
3  Hachikō Line for Gunma-Fujioka, Yorii, Komagawa
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 Joetsu Line for Shin-Maebashi, Shibukawa, Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka
 Agatsuma Line for Shin-Maebashi, Shibukawa, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi
 Ryōmō Line for Shin-Maebashi, Maebashi, Kiryū, Sano, Oyama
 Shin'etsu Main Line for Annaka, Yokokawa
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 Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Itō Line) (Through trains from the Ryōmō Line)
 Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) (Through trains from the Ryōmō Line)
 Limited Express Kusatsu for Ueno
 Limited Express Akagi
Swallow Akagi
for Ōmiya, Ueno, Shinjuku
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 Joetsu Shinkansen for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, Niigata
 Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano, Toyama, Kanazawa
 Jōetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo
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 Jōetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo

Jōshin Dentetsu

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0  Jōshin Line for Shimonita

History

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The JR East station opened on May 1, 1884, as the then-terminus of the Nippon Railway. The Jōshin Line opened on May 10, 1897. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. The Jōetsu Shinkansen was extended to Takasaki Station on November 15, 1982.

Bus terminals

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Buses serving the station are operated by the following operators.

  • Gunma Bus
  • Gunma Chuo Bus
  • Kan-etsu Kotsu
  • Joshin Railway
  • Nippon Chuo Bus

Highway buses

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Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 32,160 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The Jōshin Dentetsu portion of the station was used by 2280 passengers daily in fiscal 2018.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "日本中央バス 毎日運行!!高速バス". www.ncbbus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  2. ^ "関越交通株式会社|アザレア号". 関越交通株式会社. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. ^ "Maebashi,Takasaki - Haneda Airport | Scheduled Bus Services | Airport Limousine Bus". www.limousinebus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  4. ^ "富士急ハイランド線(季節運行)". 関越交通株式会社. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  5. ^ 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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