Numata Station
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Numata Station 沼田駅 | |||||||||||
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 The station entrance and forecourt, August 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3155 Shimizu-chō, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0016 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°38′33″N 139°02′10″E / 36.6426°N 139.0360°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 41.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 March 1924 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1622 | ||||||||||
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Numata Station (沼田駅, Numata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Numata Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
| 2/3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami and Nagaoka |
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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
History
[edit]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.
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Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924 -
The station in 1952 -
The station in 2003
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
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- Numata City Hall
- Numata Post Office
- Site of Numata Castle
National Route 17
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)