Numata Station

{{short description|Railway station in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Numata Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 沼田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = File:Numata Station Aug 5 2021 various 21 41 02 249000.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = The station entrance and forecourt, August 2021

| other_name =

| address = 3155 Shimizu-chō, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0016

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|36.6426|N|139.0360|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| distance = 41.4 km from {{STN|Takasaki|x}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{colorbull| deepskyblue}} Jōetsu Line

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1194}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1924|03|31|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1622

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Numata Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East

|line3=Joetsu|left3=Iwamoto|right3=Gokan}}

}}

{{nihongo|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).

Lines

Numata Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Takasaki|x}}.

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=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Jōetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Shibukawa|x}} and {{STN|Takasaki|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2/3|first=3|nidx= Jōetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Minakami|x}} and {{STN|Nagaoka|x}}}}

File:Numata station - ticketgates - aug 12 2014.jpg|The ticket barriers, August 2014

File:Numata station - platforms above - aug 12 2014.jpg|Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014

File:Numata stationplatforms-a-aug 12 2014.jpg|The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014

File:Numata stationplatforms-b-aug 12 2014.jpg|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.

File:Numata Station opening.jpg|Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924

File:JNR-Numata Station.jpg|The station in 1952

File:Numata Station 20030410.jpg|The station in 2003

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2 August 2020}}