Kiryū Station

Kiryū Station

桐生駅
Kiryū Station; 桐生駅
	Kiryū Station North entrance, August 2004
Location	Hirose-cho, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0045; Japan
Coordinates	36°24′40″N 139°20′00″E / 36.4111°N 139.3334°ECoordinates: 36°24′40″N 139°20′00″E / 36.4111°N 139.3334°E
Operated by	JR East; Watarase Keikoku Railway;
Line(s)	■ Ryōmō Line ■ Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance	52.4 km from Oyama
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	WK01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 November 1888
Passengers
FY2019	7519
Services
Location
	Kiryū Station Location within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Kiryū Station (桐生駅, Kiryū-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

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, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Watarase Keikoku Line	for Ōmama, Ashio, and Matō
2	■ Ryōmō Line	for Ashikaga, Tochigi, and Oyama
3,4	■ Ryōmō Line	for Isesaki, Maebashi, and Takasaki

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.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7519 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Kiryū City Hall
Kiryū Post Office
Kiryū City Library
Kiryū Public Hall
National Route 17

References[]

^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links[]

Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)

[Kiryu2019stats-1] 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

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