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Iwamoto Station 岩本駅 | |||||||||||
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Iwamoto Station, July 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Iwamoto 173, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0021 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°36′11.05″N 139°2′50.26″E / 36.6030694°N 139.0472944°E / 36.6030694; 139.0472944 | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 36.3 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 31 March 1924; 100 years ago (1924-03-31) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2011 | 238 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Iwamoto Station (岩本駅, Iwamoto-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Iwamoto Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 36.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami, Nagaoka |
History
Iwamoto Station opened on 31 March 1924. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2010.
Surrounding area
See also
External links
Media related to Iwamoto Station (Gunma) at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)