Takasakitonyamachi Station

Takasaki Tonyamachi Station
高崎問屋町駅
West ("Tonya") entrance of Takasaki Tonyamachi Station
Location Kaizawa-machi, Takasaki, Gunma
（群馬県高崎市貝沢町）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 2004

Takasaki Tonyamachi Station (高崎問屋町駅, Takasaki ton'yamachi-eki) is a railway station in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Takasakitonyamachi 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

The 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

1 ■ Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa, Minakami, and Nagaoka
■ Agatsuma Line for Nakanojō and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi
■ Ryōmō Line for Maebashi and Kiryū
2 ■ Jōetsu Line for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tōkyō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōetsu Line
Takasaki Local Ino

History

The 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.

Surrounding area

  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Takasaki Tonyamachi Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

Coordinates: 36°20′47″N 139°01′02″E / 36.3463°N 139.0171°E / 36.3463; 139.0171

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