Kita-Takasaki Station

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Kita-Takasaki Station 北高崎駅
Kita-Takasaki Station in May 2012
Location	Ōhashimachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0069 Japan
Coordinates	36°20′19″N 139°00′03″E / 36.3385°N 139.0009°E / 36.3385; 139.0009Coordinates: 36°20′19″N 139°00′03″E / 36.3385°N 139.0009°E / 36.3385; 139.0009
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Line
Distance	2.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 October 1885
Previous names	Iizuka (until 1919)
Passengers
FY2019	1631
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gumma-Yawata towards Yokokawa Shin'etsu Main Line Takasaki – Yokokawa Takasaki Terminus
Location
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Kita-Takasaki Station (北高崎駅, Kita-Takasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Kita-Takasaki Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms[]

History[]

The station opened on 15 October 1885 as Iizuka Station (飯塚駅, Iizuka-eki). It was renamed Kita-Takasaki Station on 1 August 1919. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

• Takasaki City University of Economics
• Niijima Gakuen Junior College

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Kita-Takasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)