Nishi-Kiryū_Station
Nishi-Kiryū Station
Railway station in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nishi-Kiryū Station (西桐生駅, Nishi-Kiryū-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.
Nishi-Kiryū Station 西桐生駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | 2-1-33 Miyamaechō, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0046 Japan |
Coordinates | 36.4141°N 139.3328°E / 36.4141; 139.3328 |
Operated by | Jōmō Electric Railway Company |
Line(s) | ■ Jōmō Line |
Distance | 25.4 km from Chūō-Maebashi |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | November 10, 1928 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 1633 |
Location | |
Nishi-Kiryū Station is a terminal station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 25.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi.
Nishi-Kiryū Station has one island platform serving two dead-headed tracks. The station is attended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Jōmō Line | for Chūō-Maebashi |
2 | ■ Jōmō Line | for Chūō-Maebashi |
Nishi-Kiryū Station was opened on November 10, 1928.[1] The station platform received protection as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2005.[2] and the station building itself also received the same status the same year.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1633 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
- Kiryū City Hall
- Kiryū Post Office
- "上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅プラットホーム上屋". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
- "上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
- 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)