Shin-Kiryū Station

Shin-Kiryū Station (新桐生駅, Shin-Kiryū-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Kiryū Line in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TI55 Shin-Kiryū Station 新桐生駅
Shin-Kiryū Station in September 2011
General information
Location	Hirosawacho 2-2990-4, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0013 Japan
Coordinates	36.3952°N 139.3201°E / 36.3952; 139.3201
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Kiryū Line
Distance	14.6 km from Ōta
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Other information
Station code	TI-55
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 19, 1913
Passengers
FY2019	2204 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Ōta TI53 towards Asakusa Ryomo Aioi TI56 towards Akagi Azami TI54 towards Ōta Kiryū Line
Location Shin-Kiryū Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Shin-Kiryū Station Shin-Kiryū Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shin-Kiryū Station is a station on the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 14.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōta.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Kiryū Line	for Ōta
2	■ Tōbu Kiryū Line	for Akagi
3	■ Tōbu Kiryū Line	not in normal use

History

Shin-Kiryū Station was opened on March 19, 1913. A new station building was completed in 1988. ^{[citation needed]} From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Kiryū Station becoming "TI-55".^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2204 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kiryū City Hall
• National Route 50
• National Route 122

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
2. 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

• Official website (in Japanese)