Kiryū Station
Kiryū Station (桐生駅, Kiryū-eki) is a railway station in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company Watarase Keikoku Railway.
Kiryū Station 桐生駅 | |
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 Kiryū Station North entrance, August 2004 | |
| Location | Hirose-cho, Kiryū, Gunma （群馬県桐生市末広町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East, Watarase Keikoku Railway |
| Line(s) | Ryōmō Line, Watarase Keikoku Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 3,920 daily |
Lines
Kiryū Station is a station on the JR East Ryōmō Line, and is located 52.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Oyama. It is also the terminal station for the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line, and is 44.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Matō.
Station layout
Kiryū Station has two elevated island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryōmō Line | ||||
| Omata | Local | Iwajuku | ||
| Watarase Keikoku Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Shimo-Shinden | ||
History
Kiryū Station opened on 15 November 1888. The station building was rebuilt in 1928. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Kiryū City Hall
- Kiryū Post Office
- Kiryū City Library
- Kiryū Public Hall
- National Route 17
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kiryū Station. |
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)