Tsukuda Station (Gunma)

Tsukuda Station (津久田駅, Tsukuda-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tsukuda Station

津久田駅
Tsukuda Station, August 2006
LocationAkagi-machi Tsukuda 2854-2, Shibukawa, Gunma
(群馬県渋川市赤城町津久田2854-2)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Jōetsu Line
History
Opened1948
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)40 daily

Lines

Tsukuda Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 30.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa,Takasaki
2  Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Nagaoka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōetsu Line
Shikishima - Iwamoto

History

Tsukuda Station opened on 1 October 1943 as a signal stop and was elevated to a full station on 1 January 1948. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2003.

Surrounding area

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See also

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