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).

Numata Station

沼田駅
The station entrance and forecourt, August 2014
Location3155 Shimizu-chō, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0016
Japan
Coordinates36.6426°N 139.0360°E / 36.6426; 139.0360
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōetsu Line
Distance41.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 March 1924
Passengers
FY20191622
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shibukawa
toward Ueno
 Minakami Gokan
toward Minakami
Iwamoto
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Gokan
toward Nagaoka
Location
Numata Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Numata Station
Numata Station (Japan)

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
  • 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

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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

See also

References
  1. 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.
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