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
Nishi-Tomioka Station, October 2008
LocationNanokaichi 671-8, Tomioka-shi, Gunma-ken 370-2343
Japan
Coordinates36°15′36.44″N 138°52′59.51″E
Operated by Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s) Jōshin Line
Distance21.0 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 October 1937
Closed1951-1953
Previous namesByōinmae (to 1951)
Passengers
FY2019153
Location
Nishi-Tomioka Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Nishi-Tomioka Station
Nishi-Tomioka Station (Japan)

Lines

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

The station consists of one side platform serving traffic in both directions.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōshin Line
Jōshū-Tomioka - Jōshū-Nanokaichi

History

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

See also

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