Nishi-Yamana Station

Nishi-Yamana Station (西山名駅, Nishi-Yamana-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

Nishi-Yamana Station 西山名駅
Nishi-Yamana Station, October 2006
General information
Location	Yamana-machi 1261-2, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-1213 Japan
Coordinates	36°16′15.58″N 139°01′56.27″E
Operated by	Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s)	■ Jōshin Line
Distance	7.0 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 May 1897
Previous names	Suieijōmae (to 1938); Irino (until 1986)
Passengers
FY2018	165
Services
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station Maniwa towards Shimonita Jōshin Line Yamana towards Takasaki
Location Nishi-Yamana Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Nishi-Yamana Station Nishi-Yamana Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Yamana Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 7.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Nishi-Yamana Station opened on 15 June 1930 as Suieijōmae Station (水泳場前駅). It was renamed to Irino (入野駅) on 27 December 1938, and to its present name on 20 December 1986.

Surrounding area

• Takasaki Industrial training school

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishi-Yamana Station at Wikimedia Commons

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