Tanshō Station

Railway station in Kamikawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

36°12′59″N 139°06′08″E / 36.2165°N 139.1021°E / 36.2165; 139.1021Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Hachikō LineDistance80.0 km from HachiōjiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 July 1931PassengersFY2010269 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Gunma-Fujioka towards Takasaki		Hachikō Line		Kodama towards Komagawa

Location
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Tanshō Station (丹荘駅, Tanshō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Tanshō Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and is located 80.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Hachiōji

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. Platform two is connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hachikō Line	for Yorii, Ogawamachi, and Komagawa
2	■ Hachikō Line	for Gunma-Fujioka, Kuragano, and Takasaki

History

The station opened on 1 July 1931.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 269 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Kamikawa Town Hall]
Tanshō Post Office

References

JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 168. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

^ ^a ^b "Tanshō Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ "8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客・貨物輸送状況". Saitama Prefecture. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.