Nishi-Kiryū Station

Nishi-Kiryū Station (西桐生駅, Nishi-Kiryū-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.

Nishi-Kiryū Station 西桐生駅
Nishi-Kiryū Station in September 2010
General information
Location	2-1-33 Miyamaechō, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0046 Japan
Coordinates	36.4141°N 139.3328°E / 36.4141; 139.3328
Operated by	Jōmō Electric Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Jōmō Line
Distance	25.4 km from Chūō-Maebashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 10, 1928
Passengers
FY2019	1633
Location Nishi-Kiryū Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Nishi-Kiryū Station Nishi-Kiryū Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Lines

Nishi-Kiryū Station is a terminal station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 25.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi.

Station layout

Nishi-Kiryū Station has one island platform serving two dead-headed tracks. The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōmō Line	for Chūō-Maebashi
2	■ Jōmō Line	for Chūō-Maebashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Jōmō Line
Maruyamashita		-	Terminus

History

Nishi-Kiryū Station was opened on November 10, 1928.^[1] The station platform received protection as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2005.^[2] and the station building itself also received the same status the same year.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1633 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

• Kiryū City Hall
• Kiryū Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. "上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅プラットホーム上屋". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
3. "上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
4. 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Nishi-Kiryū Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)