Gumma-Yawata Station
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Gumma-Yawata Station 群馬八幡駅 | |||||||||||
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 Gumma-Yawata Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yawatamachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0884 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′15″N 138°57′27″E / 36.3376°N 138.9574°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1197 | ||||||||||
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Gumma-Yawata Station (群馬八幡駅, Gunma-Yawata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Gumma-Yawata Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 6.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Takasaki |
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Yokokawa |
History
[edit]Gumma-Yawata Station opened on 15 October 1924. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2004.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Usui River
- Gumma-Yawata Post Office
- Yawata Industrial Estate
- Daruma-ji Temple (達磨寺)
- Kannonzuka Kofun
- Tanpopo Gelato
- Yawata Community Center
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Gunma-Yawata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
