Mizunuma Station

WK08 Mizunuma Station 水沼駅
Mizunuma Station, June 2005
General information
Location	151 Mizunuma Kurohone-cho, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture 376-0141 Japan
Coordinates	36.5000°N 139.2777°E / 36.5000; 139.2777
Operated by	Watarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)	Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance	16.9 km (10.5 mi) from Kiryū
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	WK08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 September 1912 (5 September 1912)
Previous names	Mizunuma Teisha-jo (until 1918)
Passengers
FY2019	99
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station Motojuku WK07 towards Kiryū Watarase Keikoku Line Hanawa WK09 towards Matō Ōmama WK05 towards Aioi Watarase Keikoku Line Watarase Keikoku-gō Gōdo WK12 towards Ashio
Location Mizunuma Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Mizunuma Station Mizunuma Station (Kanto Area) Mizunuma Station Mizunuma Station (Japan)

The station platforms, February 2015

Mizunuma Station (水沼駅, Mizunuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Mizunuma Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 16.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Mizunuma Station opened on 5 September 1912 as Mizunuma Teishajo (水沼停車場) on the Ashio Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1918.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 99 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Mizunuma Village Hall
• Mizunuma Post Office
• National Route 122

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)