Operated by JR East Previous names Kitamurajuku (to 1961) Platforms in use 1 | Passengers (FY2014) 19311 Opened 1928 | |
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Kitamoto Station (北本駅, Kitamoto-eki) is a railway station of Takasaki Line, East Japan Railway Company in Kitamoto, in the city of Kitamoto, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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- Lines
- Layout
- Statistics
- History
- Surrounding area
- References
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Lines
Kitamoto Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 16.4 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Statistics
The daily average usage for 2014 was 19,311 people.
History
Kitamoto Station was opened on 1 August 1928 as Kitamotojuku Station (北本宿駅, Kitamotojuku eki). It was renamed to its present name on 21 March 1961. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.