Kuragano Station
倉賀野 | |
|---|---|
 Station south entrance, April 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kuragano-machi |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Takasaki Line Hachikō Line |
Kuragano Station (倉賀野駅, Kuragano-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Kuragano Station is a station on the Takasaki Line, and is located 70.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Saitama. It is also a station on the Hachikō Line and is 92.0 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Komagawa.
Station layout
Kuragano Station has 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 |
| ■ Hachikō Line | for Takasaki | |
| 2 | ■ (Not used) | |
| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Saitama, and Ueno |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Saitama, Shinjuku, and Yokohama | |
| ■ Ueno-Tokyo Line | for Saitama, Ueno, Tokyo, and Yokohama | |
| ■ Hachikō Line | for Yorii and Komagawa | |
| 4 | ■ (Not used) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takasaki Line | ||||
| Gunma | Local | Takasaki | ||
| Hachikō Line | ||||
| Kita-Fujioka | Local | Takasaki | ||
History
Kuragano Station opened on 1 May 1894.[1]. Upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 17
- Asamayama kofun
- Kuragano Freight Terminal
- Kuragano Post Office
External links
36°18′02″N 139°02′57″E / 36.3005°N 139.0493°E
- ^ a b "Kuragano Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.