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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Komagata Station

Komagata Station (駒形, Komagata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Komagata Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 74.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station, and 16.8 km from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Isesaki is 5.8 km away and the following station of Maebashi-Ōshima is 3.2 km away.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station contains automatic ticket vending machine.The station has many accessibility features such as elevators, Mobility scooter access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a Braille Fare table.

Platforms

1  Ryōmō Line for Maebashi, and Takasaki
2  Ryōmō Line not in normal use
3  Ryōmō Line for Isesaki, Kiryū and Oyama

History

Komagata Station was opened on 20 November 1889. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Komagata station started accepting Suica cards on 18 November 2001. On 28 March 2011 a new elevated station building was completed.

The Midori no Madoguchi ticket office was closed on 30 November 2021.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 2,468 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
2000 2,753 2010 2,614 2020 2,210
2001 2,729 2011 2,640 2021 2,468
2002 2,589 2012 2,723
2003 2,661 2013 2,887
2004 2,688 2014 2,771
2005 2,682 2015 2,850
2006 2,668 2016 2,862
2007 2,622 2017 2,930
2008 2,697 2018 2,998
2009 2,645 2019 2,939

Surrounding area

Bus routes

See also