Yokokawa Station
Yokokawa Station 横川駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Gunma (See other stations in Gunma) |
| City | Annaka |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1885 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Shin'etsu Main Line |
| Statistics | 313 passengers/day [1] |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Yokokawa Station (横川駅 Yokokawa-eki) is a railway station in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
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History
Yokokawa Station opened on October 15, 1885 as the terminus of the governmental railway between Takasaki and Yokokawa. The station became an intermediate station of the railway connecting Takasaki and Niigata (later named the Shin'etsu Main Line) when the Usui Pass section of the railway, connecting Yokokawa and Karuizawa, opened on April 1, 1893.[2]
The Usui Pass section of the railway closed on October 1, 1997. Yokokawa Station has been the terminus of the line since then.[2]
The former Yokokawa locomotive depot for bank engines used on the Usui Pass was transformed into the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, which exhibits the bank engines (JNR Class EF63 electric locomotives) and other rolling stock.
Adjacent stations
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| Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||
| Nishi-Matsuida | - | Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ JR East statistics. Entering passengers only (2008).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 574, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.
External links
- Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
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Media related to Yokokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 36°20′10″N 138°44′13″E / 36.33611°N 138.73694°E