title: Niisato Station
text: # Niisato Station
  
  Niisato Station (新里駅, Niisato-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Niisato Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 15.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Niisato Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Jōmō Line | for Akagi, Nishi-Kiryū |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Jōmō Line | for Chūō-Maebashi |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jōmō Line |||||
  | Zen | Zen | - | Nikkawa | Nikkawa |
  
  ## History
  
  Niisato Station was opened on November 10, 1928 as Takei Station (武井駅, Takei-eki). It was renamed to its present name on May 1, 1948. A new station building was completed on March 27, 1998.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 371 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Niisato Post Office
  