Jōshū-Niiya Station

Jōshū-Niiya Station
上州新屋駅

Jōshū-Niiya Station, October 2006
Location Kanei 343-4, Kanra, Gunma
(群馬県甘楽郡甘楽町金井343-4)
Japan
Operated by Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s) Jōshin Line
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Niiya (until 1921)

Jōshū-Niiya Station (上州新屋駅 Jōshū-Niiya-eki) is a railway station in Kanra, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

Lines

Jōshū-Niiya Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. It is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōshin Line
Nishi-Yoshii - Jōshū-Fukushima

History

Jōshū-Niiya Station opened on 31 July 1915 as Niiya Station (福島駅 Fukushima-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 17 December 1921.

Surrounding area

See also

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Coordinates: 36°15′22.71″N 138°55′46.83″E / 36.2563083°N 138.9296750°E / 36.2563083; 138.9296750

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