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Nishi Tomioka Station

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Operated by
  
Jōshin Dentetsu

Previous names
  
Byōinmae (until 1953)

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Jōshin Line

Passengers (FY2013)
  
195 daily

Opened
  
1937

Nishi-Tomioka Station

Location
  
Nanokaichi 671-8, Tomioka, Gunma (群馬県富岡市七日市671-8) Japan

Similar
  
Jōshū‑Nanokaichi Station, Higashi‑Tomioka Station, Jōshū‑Tomioka Station, Jōshū‑Ichinomiya Station, Kanohara Station

NIshi-Tomioka Station (西富岡駅, Nishi-Tomioka-eki) is a railway station in Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

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Lines

Nishi-Tomioka Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 21.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

History

Nishi-Tomioka Station opened on 15 October 1937 as Byōinmae Station (病院前駅, Byōinmae-eki). Operations were suspended from 1 September 1951 to 15 January 1953, when the station reopened under its present name. The current station building was completed in 1968.

Surrounding area

  • Japan National Route 254
  • Tomioka Nanokaichi Post Office
  • Nanokaichi Hospital
  • References

    Nishi-Tomioka Station Wikipedia