Tanshō Station

Tanshō Station
丹荘駅
Station entrance, April 2006
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
District Kodama
Town Kamikawa
Neighborhood etc. Uedake
Postal Code 367-0245
(in Japanese) 埼玉県児玉郡神川町植竹
History
Year opened 1931
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Hachikō Line

Tanshō Station (丹荘駅 Tanshō-eki?) is a railway station in Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Contents

Lines

Tanshō Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line.

Platforms

1 Hachikō Line for Yorii, Ogawamachi, and Komagawa
2 Hachikō Line for Gunma-Fujioka, Kuragano, and Takasaki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hachikō Line
Kodama   Local   Gunma-Fujioka

History

The station opened on 1 July 1931.[1]

The station became Suica-compatible from February 2002.

References

  • (in Japanese) JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)]. Tokyo: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 168. ISBN 4-16-748701-2. 
  1. ^ a b "Tanshō Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=980. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 

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