railway station
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in the city of
Kiryū, Gunma
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 108,991 in 49,745 households, and a population density of 400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kiryū is in the so ...
, Japan, jointly operated by the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company
Watarase Keikoku Railway
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō
is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population de ...
. Kiryu Station is the easternmost JR station in Gunma Prefecture.
Lines
Kiryū Station is served by the
Ryōmō Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture with Maebashi, Gunma, Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture. long, the line is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name refers to the ...
, and is located from the starting point of the line at Oyama Station, and from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of
Omata
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The area was the site of ...
is away and the following station of Iwajuku 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
island platform
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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 ''
Midori no Madoguchi
, short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...
'' ticket office and has coin lockers. The station has many accessibility features such as escalators, elevators,
Mobility scooter
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access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a
Braille
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Fare table.
Kiryu-STA Gate.jpg, JR East ticket Office April 2023
Kiryu-STA Concourse.jpg, Concourse April 2023
Kiryu-STA Watarase-line-Platform.jpg, Watarase line Platform April 2023
Kiryu-STA Platform1-2.jpg, Platforms 1 & 2 April 2023
Kiryu-STA Platform3-4.jpg, Platforms 3 & 4 April 2023
Platforms
Source:
History
Kiryū Station opened on 15 November 1888 as a station along the
Ryōmō Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture with Maebashi, Gunma, Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture. long, the line is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name refers to 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
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(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: