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Nishi-Tomioka Station
Nishi-Tomioka Station (西富岡駅, Nishi-Tomioka-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.
Nishi-Tomioka Station 西富岡駅 | |
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Nishi-Tomioka Station, October 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Nanokaichi 671-8, Tomioka-shi, Gunma-ken 370-2343 Japan |
Coordinates | 36°15′36.44″N 138°52′59.51″E / 36.2601222°N 138.8831972°E |
Operated by | Jōshin Dentetsu |
Line(s) | ■ Jōshin Line |
Distance | 21.0 km from Takasaki |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 15 October 1937 |
Closed | 1951-1953 |
Previous names | Byōinmae (to 1951) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 153 |
Location | |
Nishi-Tomioka Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Nishi-Tomioka Station Nishi-Tomioka Station (Japan) |
Lines edit
Nishi-Tomioka Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 21.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform serving traffic in both directions.
Adjacent stations edit
« | Service | » | ||
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Jōshin Line | ||||
Jōshū-Tomioka | - | Jōshū-Nanokaichi |
History edit
Nishi-Tomioka Station opened on 15 October 1937 as Byōinmae Station (病院前駅, Byōinmae-eki). Operations were suspended from 1 September 1951 to 15 January 1953, when the station reopened under its present name. The current station building was completed in 1968.
Surrounding area edit
- National Route 254
- Tomioka Nanokaichi Post Office
- Nanokaichi Hospital
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Nishi-Tomioka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Jōshin Dentetsu (in Japanese)
- Burari-Gunma (in Japanese)