Numata Station

Template:Short description Template:Refimprove is a passenger railway station in the city of Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Numata Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Template:STN.

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 Template:STN and Template:STN
2/3	■ Jōetsu Line	for Template:STN and Template:STN

• The ticket barriers, August 2014
  The ticket barriers, August 2014
• Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014
  Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014
• The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014
  The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014
• Platform 3, 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
  Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924
• The station in 1952
  The station in 1952
• The station in 2003
  The station in 2003

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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

• Numata City Hall
• Numata Post Office
• Site of Numata Castle

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station information (JR East) Template:In lang