Kunisada Station

Kunisada Station (国定駅, Kunisada-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Kunisada Station 国定駅
Kunisada Station, December 2007
General information
Location	2 Kunisada-cho, Isesaki-shi, Gunma-ken 379-2221 Japan
Coordinates	36.3589°N 139.2426°E / 36.3589; 139.2426
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ryōmō Line
Distance	63.3 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1889; 134 years ago (1889-11-20)
Passengers
FY2021	1,285 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Isesaki towards Takasaki Ryōmō Line Iwajuku towards Oyama
Location Kunisada Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Kunisada Station Kunisada Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kunisada Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 63.3 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station, and 28.4 km from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Iwajuku is 6.4 km away and the following station of Isesaki is 5.8 km away.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.^[2]Kunisada Station has no accessibility features.^[3]

Platforms

Source:^[4]

1	■ Ryōmō Line	for Kiryū and Oyama
2, 3	■ Ryōmō Line	for Isesaki, Maebashi, and Takasaki

• 
  Ticket GateNovember 2021
• 
  Platforms November 2021

History

Kunisada Station was opened on 20 November 1889. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station started accepting Suica cards on November 18, 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 1,285 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000:

Passenger statistics
Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers	Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers	Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers
2000	1,211[6]	2010	1,296[7]	2020	1,161[8]
2001	1,185[9]	2011	1,317[10]	2021	1,285[5]
2002	1,153[11]	2012	1,405[12]
2003	1,204[13]	2013	1,438[14]
2004	1,212[15]	2014	1,469[16]
2005	1,208[17]	2015	1,564[18]
2006	1,219[19]	2016	1,564[20]
2007	1,271[21]	2017	1,583[22]
2008	1,305[23]	2018	1,594[24]
2009	1,311[25]	2019	1,564[26]

Surrounding area

• Grave of Kunisada Chūji
• Kunisada Post Office
• Former Azuma village hall
• Gunma Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center
• Kokutei Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)