Jōmō-Kōgen Station

Jōmō-kōgen Station

上毛高原駅

General information

Location

Tsukiyono, Minakami, Tone District, Gunma
Japan

Operated by

JR East

Line(s)

Jōetsu Shinkansen

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

Bus stop

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

History

Opened

15 November 1982; 41 years ago (1982-11-15)

Passengers

2021

415 (Daily)

Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Takasaki towards Tokyo		Jōetsu Shinkansen Toki		Echigo-Yuzawa towards Niigata
Takasaki towards Tokyo		Jōetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa		Echigo-Yuzawa towards Gala-Yuzawa

Location

Jōmō-kōgen Station

Location within Gunma Prefecture

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Jōmō-kōgen Station

Jōmō-kōgen Station (Japan)

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Jōmō-Kōgen Station (上毛高原駅, Jōmō-kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Station layout

The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. There are also two middle tracks for passing trains.

Platforms

1	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
2	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata

History

The station opened on 15 November 1982.

Future plans

On 15 September 2022, a formal petition was made to JR East to change the name of the station to include the name Minakami (みなかみ).^[1] Proponents for the name change proposal state that the current name does not accurately describe the area in which the station is located. The campaign included the submission of 15,000 signatures.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Bus services

Highway Buses

Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus
- "Minakami Onsen Line"
  - For Shinjuku Station via Kawagoe Station

Route buses

Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus^[2]
- For Minakami Station and Tanigawadake Ropeway via Kamimoku Station
- For Numata Station, Kamata^[3] and Oze-Tokura via Gokan Station

Surrounding area

The station is located nearby Sarugakyō Mikuni Onsen, Kamimoku Onsen, Namesawa Onsen and Oigami Onsen.

References

^ "「みなかみ」入れた駅名に変更を上越新幹線の上毛高原駅町などがJRに1万5000人署名提出" [Submission of 15,000 signatures to JR to change the name of the station to include "Minakami"]. Jomo Shimbun Online (in Japanese). 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus website (in Japanese)
^ Transfer onto Yumoto Onsen Line bound for Tobu Nikko Station via Yumoto Onsen bus stop.