{{short description|Railway station in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan}} {{refimprove|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox station | name = Numata Station | style = JR East | native_name = 沼田駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = File:Numata Station Aug 5 2021 various 21 41 02 249000.jpeg | alt = | caption = The station entrance and forecourt, August 2021 | other_name = | address = 3155 Shimizu-chō, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0016 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{Coord|36.6426|N|139.0360|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}} | distance = 41.4 km from {{STN|Takasaki|x}} | operator = 20px JR East | line = {{colorbull| deepskyblue}} Jōetsu Line | platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform | connections = | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (''Midori no Madoguchi'' ) | website = {{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1194}} | opened = {{start date and age|1924|03|31|df=y}} | closed = | former = | passengers = 1622 | pass_year = FY2019 | map_type = Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Numata Station | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East |line3=Joetsu|left3=Iwamoto|right3=Gokan}} }} {{nihongo|'''Numata Station'''|沼田駅|Numata-eki}} is a passenger railway station in the city of Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
==Lines== Numata Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Takasaki|x}}.
==Station layout== The station has a single side platform and a single island platform, serving three tracks. The island platform (platforms 2 and 3) is connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' ticket office.
===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Jōetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Shibukawa|x}} and {{STN|Takasaki|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2/3|first=3|nidx= Jōetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Minakami|x}} and {{STN|Nagaoka|x}}}}
<gallery> File:Numata station - ticketgates - aug 12 2014.jpg|The ticket barriers, August 2014 File:Numata station - platforms above - aug 12 2014.jpg|Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014 File:Numata stationplatforms-a-aug 12 2014.jpg|The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014 File:Numata stationplatforms-b-aug 12 2014.jpg|Platform 3, looking north, August 2014 </gallery>
==History== Numata 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.
<gallery> File:Numata Station opening.jpg|Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924 File:JNR-Numata Station.jpg|The station in 1952 File:Numata Station 20030410.jpg|The station in 2003 </gallery>
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2 August 2020}}</ref>
==Surrounding area== thumb|An overview of Numata, with the station visible at the bottom left, August 2014 *Numata City Hall *Numata Post Office *Site of Numata Castle * {{jct|country=JPN|Route|17}}
==See also== * List of railway stations in Japan
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1194 Station information (JR East)] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Jōetsu Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company Category:Jōetsu Line Category:Numata, Gunma