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Kitamoto Station
Railway station in Kitamono, Saitama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kitamoto Station (北本駅, Kitamoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitamoto, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) .
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Lines
Kitamoto Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Line. It is 16.4 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Station layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1,2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
| 2,3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
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History
Kitamoto Station was opened on 1 August 1928 as Kitamotojuku Station (北本宿駅, Kitamotojuku eki). It was renamed to its present name on 21 March 1961. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,491 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Kitammoto City Hall
- Kitamoto Post Office
National Route 17
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