title: Jōshū-Fukushima Station
text: # Jōshū-Fukushima Station
  
  Jōshū-Fukushima Station (上州福島駅, Jōshū-Fukushima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kanra, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Jōshū-Fukushima Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 16.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Jōshin Line | for Shimonita |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Jōshin Line | for Takasaki |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jōshin Line |||||
  | Jōshū-Niiya | Jōshū-Niiya | - | Higashi-Tomioka | Higashi-Tomioka |
  
  ## History
  
  Jōshū-Fukushima Station opened on 5 May 1897 as Fukushima Station (福島駅, Fukushima-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 17 December 1921.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Fukushima Post Office
  * Kanra Town Hal
  * former Obama Domain castle town
  