Nishi-Tomioka Station

Railway station in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
36°15′36.44″N 138°52′59.51″E / 36.2601222°N 138.8831972°E / 36.2601222; 138.8831972Operated by Jōshin DentetsuLine(s)■ Jōshin LineDistance21.0 km from TakasakiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 October 1937Closed1951-1953Previous namesByōinmae (to 1951)PassengersFY2019153 Services
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station
Jōshū-Nanokaichi
towards Shimonita
 Jōshin Line Jōshū-Tomioka
towards Takasaki
Location
Nishi-Tomioka Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Nishi-Tomioka Station
Nishi-Tomioka Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
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Nishi-Tomioka Station is located in Japan
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Nishi-Tomioka Station
Nishi-Tomioka Station (Japan)
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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.

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.

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

  • National Route 254
  • Tomioka Nanokaichi Post Office
  • Nanokaichi Hospital

See also

Media related to Nishi-Tomioka Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Jōshin Dentetsu (in Japanese)
  • Burari-Gunma (in Japanese)