# Numata Station

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{{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](/source/JR_East)
| line        = {{colorbull| deepskyblue}}  [Jōetsu Line](/source/J%C5%8Detsu_Line)
| platforms   =  1 side + 1  island platform
| connections = 
| structure   = 
| code        = 
| status      = Staffed (''[Midori no Madoguchi](/source/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](/source/railway_station) in the city of [Numata, Gunma](/source/Numata%2C_Gunma), Japan, operated by the [East Japan Railway Company](/source/East_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR East).

==Lines==
Numata Station is a station on the [Jōetsu Line](/source/J%C5%8Detsu_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](/source/side_platform) and a single [island platform](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Numata_Castle)
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|17}}

==See also==
* [List of railway stations in Japan](/source/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

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