Iwamoto Station

Iwamoto Station (岩本駅, Iwamoto-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwamoto Station

岩本駅
Iwamoto Station, July 2012
LocationIwamoto 173, Numata, Gunma
(群馬県沼田市岩本町173)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Jōetsu Line
History
Opened1924
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)238 daily

Lines

Iwamoto Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 36.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passage; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa and Takasaki
3  Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Nagaoka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōetsu Line
Tsukuda - Numata

History

Iwamoto Station opened on 31 March 1924. 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 2010.

Surrounding area

See also

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