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Mizunuma Station

Coordinates: 36°30′00″N 139°16′40″E / 36.5000°N 139.2777°E / 36.5000; 139.2777
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WK08
Mizunuma Station

水沼駅
Mizunuma Station, June 2005
General information
Location151 Mizunuma Kurohone-cho, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture 376-0141
Japan
Coordinates36°30′00″N 139°16′40″E / 36.5000°N 139.2777°E / 36.5000; 139.2777
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance16.9 km (10.5 mi) from Kiryū
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWK08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 September 1912; 112 years ago (5 September 1912)
Previous namesMizunuma Teisha-jo (until 1918)
Passengers
FY201999
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 is located in Gunma Prefecture
Mizunuma Station
Mizunuma Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Mizunuma Station is located in Kanto Area
Mizunuma Station
Mizunuma Station
Mizunuma Station (Kanto Area)
Mizunuma Station is located in Japan
Mizunuma Station
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

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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

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


History

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 99 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)
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