Gumma-Yawata Station

Gumma-Yawata Station

群馬八幡駅
Gumma-Yawata Station; 群馬八幡駅
	Gumma-Yawata Station in 2008
General information
Location	Yawatamachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0884; Japan
Coordinates	36°20′15″N 138°57′27″E / 36.3376°N 138.9574°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Line
Distance	6.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 October 1924
Passengers
FY2019	1197
Services
Location
	Gumma-Yawata Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Gumma-Yawata Station Gumma-Yawata Station (Japan)

Gumma-Yawata Station (群馬八幡駅, Gunma-Yawata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Gumma-Yawata Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 6.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms edit

1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Takasaki
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Yokokawa

History edit

Gumma-Yawata Station opened on 15 October 1924. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area edit

Usui River
Gumma-Yawata Post Office
Yawata Industrial Estate
Daruma-ji Temple (達磨寺)
Kannonzuka Kofun
Tanpopo Gelato
Yawata Community Center

References edit

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links edit

Media related to Gunma-Yawata Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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