Kita-Takasaki Station

Kita-Takasaki Station (北高崎駅, Kita-Takasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kita-Takasaki Station 北高崎駅
Kita-Takasaki Station in May 2012
General information
Location	Ōhashimachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0069 Japan
Coordinates	36.3385°N 139.0009°E / 36.3385; 139.0009
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Line
Distance	2.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 October 1885
Previous names	Iizuka (until 1919)
Passengers
FY2019	1631
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gumma-Yawata towards Yokokawa Shin'etsu Main Line Takasaki – Yokokawa Takasaki Terminus
Location Kita-Takasaki Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Kita-Takasaki Station Kita-Takasaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Kita-Takasaki Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Yokokawa
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Takasaki

History

The station opened on 15 October 1885 as Iizuka Station (飯塚駅, Iizuka-eki). It was renamed Kita-Takasaki Station on 1 August 1919. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Takasaki City University of Economics
• Niijima Gakuen Junior College

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kita-Takasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)