Gyōda Station (行田駅, Gyōda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gyōda Station 行田駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 East entrance of Gyōda Station, December 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 12-1 Ichiriyama-cho, Gyōda-shi, Saitama-ken 361-0047 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°06′49″N 139°25′55″E / 36.1137°N 139.4320°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line Shonan-Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 6569 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Gyōda 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 29.6 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Station layout
The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
| 2 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History
The station opened on 1 July 1966. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6569 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Gyōda City Tourist Information Center
National Route 17
See also
References
External links
Media related to Gyōda Station at Wikimedia Commons