Kita-Takasaki Station

Railway station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

36°20′19″N 139°00′03″E / 36.3385°N 139.0009°E / 36.3385; 139.0009Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Shin'etsu LineDistance2.4 km from TakasakiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 October 1885Previous namesIizuka (until 1919)PassengersFY20191631 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Gumma-Yawata towards Yokokawa		Shin'etsu Main Line Takasaki – Yokokawa		Takasaki Terminus

Location
Kita-Takasaki Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Kita-Takasaki Station Kita-Takasaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kita-Takasaki Station (北高崎駅, Kita-Takasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Takasaki Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Yokokawa
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Takasaki

History

The station opened on 15 October 1885 as Iizuka Station (飯塚駅, Iizuka-eki). It was renamed Kita-Takasaki Station on 1 August 1919. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2001.^{[citation needed]}