Kamimoku Station

Kamimoku Station (上牧駅, Kamimoku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamimoku Station

上牧駅
Kamimoku Station, July 2010
LocationKamimoku 2145, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken
Japan
Coordinates36°44′08″N 138°59′03″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Distance53.7 km from Takasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 October 1928
Passengers
FY2011127 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Gokan
toward Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Minakami
toward Nagaoka
Location
Kamimoku Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kamimoku Station
Kamimoku Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamimoku Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 53.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms built on an embankment, and connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Nagaoka
2  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa and Takasaki

History

Kamimoku Station opened on 30 October 1928. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Kamimoku Onsen
  • Kamimoku Post Office

See also

Media related to Kamimoku Station at Wikimedia Commons

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