Toyookadaruma Station
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Toyookadaruma Station 豊岡だるま駅 | |||||||||||
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 The site of Toyookadaruma Station in December 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shimo Toyooka-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′16″N 138°58′23″E / 36.337778°N 138.973167°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | March 2027 (scheduled) | ||||||||||
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Toyookadaruma Station (豊岡だるま駅, Toyookadaruma-eki) is a future infill railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, to be operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] It is projected to be used by an average of around 1,600 passengers daily.[2]
Toyookadaruma Station will be a station on the Shin'etsu Main Line, and located 2.6 kilometres from Kita-Takasaki and 1.4 kilometres from Gumma-Yawata.[1][3]
Station layout
The station will have two side platforms serving two tracks.[4] The platforms will be 125 metres long and capable of accommodating trains that are up to six cars in length.[3] A station square consisting of a bicycle parking area, a bus stop and parking for approximately 120 cars will be located near the south side of the station.[4] It will be unattended.[2]
History
On 27 March 2023, JR East and Takasaki City signed an agreement to build a new station on the Shin'etsu Line between Kita-Takasaki and Gumma-Yawata.[3]
From June to July 2024, a public survey for naming the station took place.[5] On 13 December of that year, the finalised station name was announced.[6]
On 22 February 2025, a groundbreaking ceremony to commence construction of the station took place in Takasaki City. The total cost of building the station was approximately 3 billion yen.[2]
The station is scheduled to commence operations in March 2027.[7]
