Takasakitonyamachi Station
# Takasakitonyamachi Station

Takasaki Tonyamachi Station (高崎問屋町駅, Takasaki ton'yamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Takasakitonyamachi Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is 2.8 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki, with some services operating onto the Agatsuma Line to Ōmae and the Ryōmō Line to Oyama.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is elevated and is above and to a right angle with the platforms. The west side of the station is named the "Tonya entrance", and the east side is named "Kaizawa entrance". The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa, Minakami, and Nagaoka |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | ■ Agatsuma Line | for Nakanojō and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi |
| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Maebashi, Kiryū and Oyama |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Takasaki ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line, JT Tokaido Line) for Ōmiya, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (JT Tokaido Line) for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Odawara |

## History

The station opened on 16 October 2004. The name of the station is taken from the large tonyamachi (industrial estate for wholesale retailers) close by.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3950 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Takasaki Wholesale Retailer Industrial Estate
* Gumma Paz College
* Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Girls' High School
* Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Technical High School
* Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Commercial High School
