Tsukuda Station (Gunma)

Tsukuda Station (津久田駅) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Tsukuda Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 30.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

History
Tsukuda Station opened on 1 October 1943 as a signal stop and was elevated to a full station on 1 January 1948. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2003.

Surrounding area

 * Tone River