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.

WK01 Kiryū Station 桐生駅
Kiryū Station North entrance, August 2004
General information
Location	Hirose-cho, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0045 Japan
Coordinates	36.4111°N 139.3334°E / 36.4111; 139.3334
Operated by	JR East Watarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)	Ryōmō Line      Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance	52.4 km (32.6 mi) from Oyama
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	WK01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 November 1888; 136 years ago (15 November 1888)
Passengers
FY2021	3,193
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwajuku towards Takasaki Ryōmō Line Omata towards Oyama Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station Shimo-Shinden WK02 towards Matō Watarase Keikoku Line Terminus
Location Kiryū Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Kiryū Station Kiryū Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.^[1]

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

Platforms

Source:^[2]

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.^[3] In 15 April 1911, Ashio Railway (now Watarase Keikoku Railway) opened.^[4] The station building was rebuilt in 1928 and once again rebuilt from 1983 to 1985 as an elevated station.^[5] 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.^[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 3,193 passengers daily (boarding JR East passengers only).^[7]

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[8]		2010	3,681[9]	608	2020	2,848[10]
2001	4,334[11]		2011	3,717[12]	564	2021	3,193[7]
2002	4,216[13]		2012	3,845[14]	578
2003	4,124[15]		2013	3,920[16]	558
2004	3,968[17]		2014	3,867[18]	574
2005	3,841[19]		2015	3,959[20]	630
2006	3,714[21]		2016	3,955[22]	616
2007	3,651[23]		2017	3,954[24]	589
2008	3,739[25]		2018	3,880[26]	574
2009	3,690[27]	698	2019	3,749[28]	560

Surrounding area

• Kiryū City Hall
• MEGA Don Quijote Kiryū
• Nishi-Kiryū Station
• Okawa Museum of Art
• Gunma University Faculty of Science and Technology
• Toyoko Inn Kiryū Station South Exit
• Watarase River
• Shinkawa Park
• Kiryū High School
• Kiryū Post Office
• Kiryū City Library
• Kiryū Public Hall
• Kiryū pension office
• Kiryū Public Employment Security Office
• Kiryū Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• National Route 122

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan