Numata Station
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Numata Station 沼田駅 | |||||||||||
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 The station entrance and forecourt, August 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3155 Shimizu-chō, Numata, Gunma （群馬県沼田市清水町3155） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Joetsu Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1924 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 1,963 daily | ||||||||||
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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).
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 |
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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
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
Surrounding area
- Numata City Hall
- Numata Post Office
- Site of Numata Castle
- National Route 17
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Numata Station.
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)