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Joshin Line 上信線

Railway · Jōshin Electric Railway 上信電鉄 · 21 stations

How to ride Jōshin Electric Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Jōshin Electric Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P
Credit card touchNot accepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares
Where you payOn board PCash only on board
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on the top page; Japanese only
Step-free accessStation list → PYamana, Nishi-Tomioka and Sendaira stations have stairs and cannot be used in a wheelchair; the page names no other stations as off-limits.
Passes4 valid herefrom ¥1,140
IC cards and payment in detail

Cash only: Suica, PASMO and other IC cards cannot be used. P

上信電鉄では現金のみの取扱いになります。スイカ（Suica）、PASMO（パスモ）などのICカードはご利用になれません。

Getting on

  1. Buy a ticket at the staffed station (ticket machine or window). Staffed stations are unstaffed at some times; check the staffing timetable.

Getting on

  1. At stations without staff, board by the frontmost door of the first car.
  2. Take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) as you board.

Getting off

  1. As your station approaches, move to the front of the first car.
  2. Check the fare on the fare display, then put the fare and your numbered ticket into the fare box and get off.
Wheelchair assistance

Railway Department, head office. All trains are one-man. Yamana, Nishi-Tomioka and Sendaira stations have stairs and cannot be used by wheelchair users. Electric wheelchairs: only simple self-propelled types, with a helper, and call at least 2 days before. Stations and times with staff are easier. Tel. 027-323-8073

Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 4 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 1 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kōzuke Sanpi (Three Stone Monuments) Free Ticket

上野三碑巡りフリー乗車券 · Jōshin Electric Railway

¥1,140 Adult · ¥580 Child

One day (free ticket). No refund after starting; discount certificates not accepted.

Anyone can buy See validity · Round trip + area

Tomioka Silk Mill Round-Trip Ticket

富岡製糸場見学往復割引乗車券 · Jōshin Electric Railway

¥2,200 Adult · ¥840 Child

Validity not stated on the page.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Jōshin Line One-Day Free Ticket

一日フリー乗車券 · Jōshin Electric Railway

¥2,260 Adult · ¥1,140 Child

Day of purchase only.

Foreign visitors only 3 days · Unlimited rides

JR TOKYO Wide Pass

JR TOKYO Wide Pass · JR East

¥16,000 Adult (12+) · ¥8,000 Child (6–11) ¥5,333/day

3 consecutive days from the start date you choose.

1 pass covers part of this line

Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

20 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1下仁田 🗣Shimonita172
2千平 🗣Sendaira9
3南蛇井 🗣Nanjai84
4神農原 🗣Kanohara63
5上州一ノ宮 🗣Joshu-Ichinomiya154
6上州七日市 🗣Joshu-Nanokaichi248
7西富岡 🗣Nishi-Tomioka135
8上州富岡 🗣Joshu-Tomioka430
9東富岡 🗣Higashi-Tomioka233
10上州福島 🗣Joshu-Fukushima246
11上州新屋 🗣Joshu-Niiya142
12西吉井 🗣Nishi-Yoshii123
13吉井 🗣Yoshii328
14馬庭 🗣Maniwa335
15西山名 🗣Nishi-Yamana119
16山名 🗣Yamana129
17高崎商科大学前 🗣Takasaki-Shoka-Daigaku-mae205
18根小屋 🗣Negoya144
19佐野のわたし 🗣Sano-no-Watashi146
20南高崎 🗣Minami-Takasaki66
21高崎 🗣Takasaki67,620Takasaki Line, Joetsu Shinkansen, Joetsu Line, Shin'etsu Main Line, Hokuriku Shinkansen

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.