is a junction

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in the city of

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, Japan, jointly operated by the

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(JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company

Watarase Keikoku Railway The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma, Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the Public-Private Partners ...

. Kiryu Station is the easternmost JR station in Gunma Prefecture.

Lines

Kiryū Station is served by the

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, and is located from the starting point of the line at

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, and from

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. The preceding station of Omata is away and the following station of

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is away. It is also the terminal station for the

Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company operates. The company and line are also known as or . The company ...

, and is from the opposing terminus of the line at . The following station of Shimo-Shinden Station is away.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated

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s serving four tracks, one track for the Watarese Keikoku Line and three tracks for the Ryōmō Line, with the station building underneath. The station has a ''

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'' ticket office and has coin lockers. The station has many accessibility features such as escalators, elevators,

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access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a

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Platforms

History

Kiryū Station opened on 15 November 1888 as a station along the

. In 15 April 1911, Ashio Railway (now Watarase Keikoku Railway) opened. The station building was rebuilt in 1928 and once again rebuilt from 1983 to 1985 as an elevated station. Upon the privatization of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. The station started accepting Suica cards on 18 November 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 3,193 passengers daily (boarding JR East passengers only). Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000:

Surrounding area

* Kiryū City Hall * MEGA Don Quijote Kiryū * Nishi-Kiryū Station * Okawa Museum of Art *

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Faculty of Science and Technology *

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Kiryū Station South Exit *

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References

External links

Station information (JR East)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiryu Station Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1888 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Ryōmō Line Kiryū, Gunma