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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kiryū Station
Kiryū Station (桐生駅, Kiryū-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company Watarase Keikoku Railway. Kiryu Station is the easternmost JR station in Gunma Prefecture.

Lines

Kiryū Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 52.9 km (32.9 mi) from the starting point of the line at Oyama Station, and 38.8 km (24.1 mi) from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Omata is 5.6 km (3.5 mi) away and the following station of Iwajuku is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) away. It is also the terminal station for the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line, and is 44.1 km (27.4 mi) from the opposing terminus of the line at Matō. The following station of Shimo-Shinden Station is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) away.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms 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 ticket office and has coin lockers. The station has many accessibility features such as escalators, elevators, Mobility scooter access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a Braille Fare table.

  • JR East ticket Office April 2023
    JR East ticket Office April 2023
  • Concourse April 2023
    Concourse April 2023
  • Watarase line Platform April 2023
    Watarase line Platform April 2023
  • Platforms 1 & 2 April 2023
    Platforms 1 & 2 April 2023
  • Platforms 3 & 4 April 2023
    Platforms 3 & 4 April 2023

Platforms

1 ■ Watarase Keikoku Line for Ōmama, Ashio, and Matō
2 ■ Ryōmō Line for Ashikaga, Tochigi, and Oyama
3
4 		■ Ryōmō Line for Isesaki, Maebashi, and Takasaki

History

Kiryū Station opened on 15 November 1888 as a station along the Ryōmō Line. 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 (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:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers (JR East) 		Average Daily
Boarding Passengers (Watarase) 		Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers (JR East) 		Average Daily
Boarding Passengers (Watarase) 		Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers (JR East) 		Average Daily
Boarding Passengers (Watarase)
2000 4,587 2010 3,681 608 2020 2,848
2001 4,334 2011 3,717 564 2021 3,193
2002 4,216 2012 3,845 578
2003 4,124 2013 3,920 558
2004 3,968 2014 3,867 574
2005 3,841 2015 3,959 630
2006 3,714 2016 3,955 616
2007 3,651 2017 3,954 589
2008 3,739 2018 3,880 574
2009 3,690 698 2019 3,749 560

Surrounding area

See also