Numata Station

Numata Station (沼田駅, Numata-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Numata Station

沼田駅
The station entrance and forecourt, August 2014
Location3155 Shimizu-chō, Numata, Gunma
（群馬県沼田市清水町3155）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Joetsu Line
History
Opened1924
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)1,963 daily

Lines

Numata Station is a station on the Joetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform, serving three tracks. The island platform (platforms 2 and 3) is connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Joetsu Line for Shibukawa and Takasaki
2/3 ■ Joetsu Line for Minakami and Nagaoka
  • The ticket barriers, August 2014
  • Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014
  • The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014
  • Platform 3, looking north, August 2014

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Joetsu Line
Iwamoto   Local   Gokan

History

Numata 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.

  • Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924
  • The station in 1952
  • The station in 2003

Surrounding area
An overview of Numata, with the station visible at the bottom left, August 2014

See also

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