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).
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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 | 36.6426°N 139.0360°E / 36.6426; 139.0360 | |||||||||||||||
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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; 98 years ago (1924-03-31) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 1622 | |||||||||||||||
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Numata Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
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.
1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
2/3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami and Nagaoka |
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]