Kuragano Station

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Kuragano Station
倉賀野駅
Station south entrance, April 2006
Location
Prefecture Gunma
(See other stations in Gunma)
City Takasaki
Neighborhood etc. Kuragano-machi
Postal code370-1201
(in Japanese)群馬県高崎市倉賀野町
History
Year opened 1894
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Takasaki Line
Hachikō Line

Kuragano Station (倉賀野駅 Kuragano-eki) is a railway station in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Kuragano Station is served by the Takasaki Line from Ueno in Tokyo to Takasaki, and the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1 Takasaki Line for Takasaki
Hachikō Line for Takasaki
2 (Not used)
3 Takasaki Line for Kumagaya, Ōmiya, and Ueno
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, and Yokohama
Hachikō Line for Yorii and Komagawa
4 (Not used)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Takasaki Line
Shinmachi Local Takasaki
Hachikō Line
Kita-Fujioka Local Takasaki

History

The station opened on 1 May 1894.[1]

The station became Suica-compatible from November 2001.

Surrounding area

  • Kuragano Freight Terminal

See also

Media related to Kuragano Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kuragano Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 

External links

Coordinates: 36°18′02″N 139°02′57″E / 36.3005°N 139.0493°E / 36.3005; 139.0493

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