Jōmō-Kōgen Station

Jōmō-Kōgen Station (上毛高原駅, Jōmō-kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Jōmō-kōgen Station 上毛高原駅
General information
Location	Tsukiyono, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	15 November 1982; 41 years ago (1982-11-15)
Passengers
2021	415 (Daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Takasaki towards Tokyo Jōetsu Shinkansen Toki Echigo-Yuzawa towards Niigata Jōetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa Echigo-Yuzawa towards Gala-Yuzawa
Location Jōmō-kōgen Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Jōmō-kōgen Station Jōmō-kōgen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station layout

The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. There are also two middle tracks for passing trains.

Platforms

1	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
2	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata

History

The station opened on 15 November 1982.

Future plans

On 15 September 2022, a formal petition was made to JR East to change the name of the station to include the name Minakami (みなかみ).^[1] Proponents for the name change proposal state that the current name does not accurately describe the area in which the station is located. The campaign included the submission of 15,000 signatures.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Bus services

Highway Buses

• Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus
  • "Minakami Onsen Line"
    • For Shinjuku Station via Kawagoe Station

Route buses

• Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus^[2]
  • For Minakami Station and Tanigawadake Ropeway via Kamimoku Station
  • For Numata Station, Kamata^[3] and Oze-Tokura via Gokan Station

Surrounding area

tourist information and tengu （Kasyōzan Miroku temple）

The station is located nearby Sarugakyō Mikuni Onsen, Kamimoku Onsen, Namesawa Onsen and Oigami Onsen.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "「みなかみ」入れた駅名に変更を 上越新幹線の上毛高原駅 町などがJRに1万5000人署名提出" [Submission of 15,000 signatures to JR to change the name of the station to include "Minakami"]. Jomo Shimbun Online (in Japanese). 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
2. Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus website (in Japanese)
3. Transfer onto Yumoto Onsen Line bound for Tobu Nikko Station via Yumoto Onsen bus stop.

External links

• Jōmō-Kōgen Station - JR East (in Japanese)

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