Kamasusaka Station (蒲須坂駅, Kamasusaka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakura, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamasusaka Station

蒲須坂駅
Kamasusaka Station, December 2006
General information
Location698 Kamasusaka, Sakura-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-1332
Japan
Coordinates36°43′15″N 139°57′02″E / 36.7208°N 139.9505°E / 36.7208; 139.9505
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Distance131.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 February 1923
Passengers
FY2014364 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ujiie
towards Tokyo
Utsunomiya Line
Local
Kataoka
towards Kuroiso
Location
Kamasusaka Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Kamasusaka Station
Kamasusaka Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Kamasusaka Station is located in Japan
Kamasusaka Station
Kamasusaka Station
Kamasusaka Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kamasusaka Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 131.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

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This station has two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of each platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
2  Utsunomiya Line for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso

History

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Kamasusaka Station opened on 11 February 1923.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ JR East station information. (in Japanese)
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