Numata Station
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
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
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 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
2/3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami and Nagaoka |
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The ticket barriers, August 2014
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Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014
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The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014
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Platform 3, looking north, August 2014
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.
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Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924
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The station in 1952
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The station in 2003
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Numata City Hall
- Numata Post Office
- Site of Numata Castle
- National Route 17
See also
References
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Numata Station.
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)