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Iwamoto Station

Coordinates: 36°36′11.05″N 139°2′50.26″E / 36.6030694°N 139.0472944°E / 36.6030694; 139.0472944
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Iwamoto Station

岩本駅
Iwamoto Station, July 2012
General information
LocationIwamoto 173, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0021
Japan
Coordinates36°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
Distance36.3 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 March 1924; 100 years ago (1924-03-31)
Passengers
FY2011238
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsukuda
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Numata
towards Nagaoka
Location
Iwamoto Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Iwamoto Station
Iwamoto Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Iwamoto Station is located in Japan
Iwamoto Station
Iwamoto Station
Iwamoto Station (Japan)

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

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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

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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

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1  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa and Takasaki
3  Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Nagaoka

History

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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

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See also

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