Jōmō-Kōgen Station
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Jōmō-kōgen Station 上毛高原駅 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tsukiyono, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Jōetsu Shinkansen | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 November 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | 415 (Daily) | ||||||||||||||
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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).
Station layout
[edit]The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. There are also two middle tracks for passing trains.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
History
[edit]The station opened on 15 November 1982.
Future plans
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Bus services
[edit]Highway Buses
[edit]- Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus
- "Minakami Onsen Line"
- For Shinjuku Station via Kawagoe Station
- "Minakami Onsen Line"
Route buses
[edit]- 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
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The station is located nearby Sarugakyō Mikuni Onsen, Kamimoku Onsen, Namesawa Onsen and Oigami Onsen.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "「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.
- ^ Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus website (in Japanese)
- ^ Transfer onto Yumoto Onsen Line bound for Tobu Nikko Station via Yumoto Onsen bus stop.
External links
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- Jōmō-Kōgen Station - JR East (in Japanese)
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