Gumma-Yawata Station

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Gumma-Yawata Station 群馬八幡駅
Gumma-Yawata Station in 2008
Location	Yawatamachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0884 Japan
Coordinates	36°20′15″N 138°57′27″E / 36.3376°N 138.9574°E / 36.3376; 138.9574Coordinates: 36°20′15″N 138°57′27″E / 36.3376°N 138.9574°E / 36.3376; 138.9574
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Line
Distance	6.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 October 1924
Passengers
FY2019	1197
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Annaka towards Yokokawa Shin'etsu Main Line Takasaki – Yokokawa Kita-Takasaki towards Takasaki
Location
Gumma-Yawata Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Gumma-Yawata Station Gumma-Yawata Station (Japan) Show map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Gumma-Yawata Station (群馬八幡駅, Gunma-Yawata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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[]

The station has consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms[]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

• Usui River
• Gumma-Yawata Post Office
• Yawata Industrial Estate
• Daruma-ji Temple (達磨寺)
• Kannonzuka Kofun

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Gunma-Yawata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)