Kamasusaka Station

Railway station in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°43′15″N 139°57′02″E / 36.7208°N 139.9505°E / 36.7208; 139.9505Operated by JR EastLine(s)Tōhoku Main LineDistance131.6 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 February 1923PassengersFY2014364 daily [1] Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ujiie
towards Tokyo
 Utsunomiya Line
Local
 Kataoka
towards Kuroiso
Location
Kamasusaka Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Kamasusaka Station
Kamasusaka Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Kamasusaka Station is located in Japan
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Kamasusaka Station (蒲須坂駅, Kamasusaka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakura, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kamasusaka Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 131.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of each platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
2 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso

History

Kamasusaka Station opened on 11 February 1923.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ JR East station information. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Kamasusaka Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)