Mizunuma Station

Mizunuma Station

水沼駅
Mizunuma Station; 水沼駅
	Mizunuma Station, June 2005
Location	Kurohone-cho Mizunuma 151, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0141; Japan
Coordinates	36°30′00″N 139°16′40″E / 36.5000°N 139.2777°ECoordinates: 36°30′00″N 139°16′40″E / 36.5000°N 139.2777°E
Operated by	Watarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)	■ Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance	16.9 km from Kiryū
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	WK08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 September 1912
Previous names	Mizunuma Teisha-jo (until 1918)
Passengers
FY2019	99
Location
	Mizunuma Station Location within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

The station platforms, February 2015

Mizunuma Station (水沼駅, Mizunuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines[]

Mizunuma Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 16.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout[]

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service	»
Watarase Keikoku Line
Ōmama	Watarase Keikoku-gō	Gōdo
Motojuku	Local	Hanawa

History[]

Mizunuma Station opened on 5 September 1912 as Mizunuma Teishajo (水沼停車場) on the Ashio Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1918.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 99 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

former Mizunuma Village Hall
Mizunuma Post Office
National Route 122

References[]

^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links[]

Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)

[Kiryu2019stats-1] 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

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