Nishi-Kiryū Station

Nishi-Kiryū Station
西桐生駅

Nishi-Kiryū Station in September 2010
Location Miyamaecho 2-1-33, Kiryū, Gunma
(群馬県桐生市宮前町二丁目1-33)
Japan
Operated by Jōmō Electric Railway Company
Line(s) Jōmō Line
History
Opened 1928
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 1762 daily
Platform

Nishi-Kiryū Station (西桐生駅 Nishi-Kiryū-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Jōmō Line in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.

Lines

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.

Station layout

Nishi-Kiryū Station has one island platform.

Platforms

1  Jōmō Line for Chūō-Maebashi
2  Jōmō Line for Chūō-Maebashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōmō Line
Maruyama-shita - Terminus

History

Nishi-Kiryū Station was opened on November 10, 1928. The station platform was proclaimed an Important Cultural Property of Japan by the Japanese government in 2005 and the station building itself also received the same status the same year [1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japanese)

External links

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Coordinates: 36°24′51″N 139°19′58″E / 36.4141°N 139.3328°E / 36.4141; 139.3328

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