Tsukuda Station (Gunma)

Tsukuda Station (津久田駅, Tsukuda-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tsukuda Station 津久田駅
Tsukuda Station, August 2006
Location	Akagi-machi Tsukuda 2854-2, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 379-1103 Japan
Coordinates	36.5609°N 139.0427°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	30.5 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 January 1948
Passengers
FY2011	40 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shikishima toward Takasaki Jōetsu Line Iwamoto toward Nagaoka
Location
Tsukuda Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Tsukuda Station Tsukuda Station (Japan)

Lines

Tsukuda Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 30.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Shibukawa,Takasaki
2	■ Jōetsu Line	for Minakami, Nagaoka

History

Tsukuda Station opened on 1 October 1943 as a signal stop and was elevated to a full station on 1 January 1948. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2003.

Surrounding area

• Tone River
• National Route 17

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Tsukuda Station (Gunma) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)