is a railway station in Fujioka, Gunma

Fujioka, Gunma

is a city in Gunma, Japan. The city's name means, "Wisteria Hill" in English, and is composed of the two kanji characters for "wisteria" and "Hill" ....

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Fujioka Station is served by the Hachikō Line

Hachiko Line

The is a 92.0 km regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. Its endpoints are Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo and Kuragano Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.-Services:Komagawa Station in...

 between and .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. This station is treated as a junction of the Takasaki Line

Takasaki Line

The is a Japanese railway line which runs between Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company ....

, with the Hachikō Line and Takasaki Line using the same double tracks between Kita-Fujioka and .

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 21 February 1961.

The station became Suica

Suica

is a rechargeable contactless smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in November 2001, the card is usable currently in the Kantō region, at JR East stations near Sendai and Niigata...

-compatible from February 2002.

External links

• JR East Station information