Takasaki Tonyamachi Station (高崎問屋町駅, Takasaki ton'yamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Takasaki Tonyamachi Station 高崎問屋町駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 West ("Tonya") entrance of Takasaki Tonyamachi Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kaizawa-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0042 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′47″N 139°01′02″E / 36.3463°N 139.0171°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 2.8 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2021 | 3,290 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editTakasakitonyamachi Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is 2.8 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki, with some services operating onto the Agatsuma Line to Ōmae and the Ryōmō Line to Oyama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is elevated and is above and to a right angle with the platforms. The west side of the station is named the "Tonya entrance", and the east side is named "Kaizawa entrance". The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa, Minakami, and Nagaoka |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | for Nakanojō and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi | |
| ■ Ryōmō Line | for Maebashi, Kiryū and Oyama | |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Takasaki ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line, JT Tokaido Line) for Ōmiya, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (JT Tokaido Line) for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Odawara |
History
editThe station opened on 16 October 2004.[1] The name of the station is taken from the large tonyamachi (industrial estate for wholesale retailers) close by.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3950 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Takasaki Wholesale Retailer Industrial Estate
- Gumma Paz College
- Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Girls' High School
- Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Technical High School
- Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Commercial High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Takasaki Tonyamachi Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Takasakitonyamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)