Gumma-Yawata Station
Gumma-Yawata Station (群馬八幡駅, Gunma-Yawata-eki) is a railway station on the Shin'etsu Main Line in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gumma-Yawata Station 群馬八幡駅 | |
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 Gumma-Yawata Station in 2008 | |
| Location | Yawata-machi, Takasaki, Gunma （群馬県高崎市八幡町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Shinetsu Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 1,033 daily |
Lines
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
Gumma-Yawata Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
History
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.
Surrounding area
- Usui River
- Gumma-Yawata Post Office
- Yawata Industrial Estate
- Daruma-ji Temple (達磨寺)
- Kannonzuka Kofun
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External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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