Numata Station

Numata Station 沼田駅
The station entrance and forecourt, August 2014
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
History
Opened	1924
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	1,963 daily

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
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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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Joetsu Line
Iwamoto		Local		Gokan

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

Surrounding area

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

• Numata City Hall
• Numata Post Office
• Site of Numata Castle
• National Route 17

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station information (JR East) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°38′33″N 139°02′10″E / 36.6426°N 139.0360°E