Jōshū-Fukushima Station

Jōshū-Fukushima Station (上州福島駅, Jōshū-Fukushima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kanra, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

Jōshū-Fukushima Station 上州福島駅
Jōshū-Fukushima Station, 2016
General information
Location	Fukushima 664-5, Kanra-machi, Kanra-gun, Gunmaken 370-2212 Japan
Coordinates	36°15′22.71″N 138°55′46.83″E
Operated by	Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s)	■ Jōshin Line
Distance	16.6 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 May 1897
Previous names	Fukushima (until 1921)
Passengers
FY2018	297
Services
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station Higashi-Tomioka towards Shimonita Jōshin Line Jōshū-Niiya towards Takasaki
Location Jōshū-Fukushima Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Jōshū-Fukushima Station Jōshū-Fukushima Station (Japan)

Lines

Jōshū-Fukushima Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 16.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Jōshin Line	for Shimonita
2	■ Jōshin Line	for Takasaki

History

Jōshū-Fukushima Station opened on 5 May 1897 as Fukushima Station (福島駅, Fukushima-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 17 December 1921.

Surrounding area

• Fukushima Post Office
• Kanra Town Hal
• former Obama Domain castle town

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jōshū-Fukushima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Jōshin Dentetsu (in Japanese)
• Burari-Gunma (in Japanese)