Minakami Station

Minakami Station
水上駅
Minakami Station, November 2005
Location
Prefecture Gunma
(See other stations in Gunma)
District Tone
Town Minakami
Neighborhood etc. 96 Kanosawa
Postal code379-1611
(in Japanese)群馬県利根郡みなかみ町鹿野沢96
History
Year opened 1928
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Statistics 514 passengers/day (FY2010)

Minakami Station (水上駅 Minakami-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Minakami Station is served by the Jōetsu Line. Seasonal Minakami limited express and Rapid services operate to and from Ueno Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks.

Platforms

View from platform 1, August 2008
1 Jōetsu Line for Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki, and Ueno
2 Jōetsu Line for Doai and Nagaoka
for Shin-Maebashi and Takasaki
3 Jōetsu Line Additional platform

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Jōetsu Line
Kamimoku Local Yubiso

History

The station opened on 30 October 1928.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 514 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 各駅情報(水上駅) [Station Information (Minakami Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minakami Station.

Coordinates: 36°46′46″N 138°58′08″E / 36.7795°N 138.9690°E