Takasaki Station Explained

Takasaki Station
Native Name:高崎駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:222 Yashimachō, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.322°N 139.013°W
Distance:105.0 kilometers from
Platforms:6 island platforms + 1 bay platform
Connections: Bus terminal
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:22,940 daily (JR East)
8,757 daily (Shinkansen)
Pass Year:FY2021
Map Type:Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takasaki Station

is a major junction railway station located in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

JR East

Previous Services

Station layout

The Shinkansen portion of the station has two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The JR East local portion of the station has three ground-level island platforms, with one platform forming a half-bay platform, so that a total of seven tracks can be served, and the Jōshin Dentetsu portion of the station has a single bay platform.

Jōshin Dentetsu

History

The JR East station opened on May 1, 1884, as the then-terminus of the Nippon Railway. The Jōshin Line opened on May 10, 1897. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.The Jōetsu Shinkansen was extended to Takasaki Station on November 15, 1982.

Bus terminals

Buses serving the station are operated by the following operators.

Highway buses

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 32,160 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The Jōshin Dentetsu portion of the station was used by 2280 passengers daily in fiscal 2018.

See also

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 日本中央バス 毎日運行!!高速バス. www.ncbbus.co.jp. 2016-01-23.
  2. Web site: 関越交通株式会社|アザレア号. 関越交通株式会社. 2016-01-23.
  3. Web site: Maebashi,Takasaki - Haneda Airport Scheduled Bus Services Airport Limousine Bus. www.limousinebus.co.jp. 2016-01-23.
  4. Web site: 富士急ハイランド線(季節運行). 関越交通株式会社. 2016-01-23.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.