Iwamoto Station

Iwamoto Station (岩本駅, Iwamoto-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Numata, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwamoto Station 岩本駅
Iwamoto Station, July 2012
Location	Iwamoto 173, Numata-shi, Gunma-ken 378-0021 Japan
Coordinates	36.5609°N 139.0427°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	36.3 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 March 1924
Passengers
FY2011	238
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsukuda toward Takasaki Jōetsu Line Numata toward Nagaoka
Location
Iwamoto Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Iwamoto Station Iwamoto Station (Japan)

Lines

Iwamoto Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 36.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Shibukawa and Takasaki
3	■ Jōetsu Line	for Minakami, Nagaoka

History

Iwamoto 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. A new station building was completed in March 2010.

Surrounding area

• Tone River
• National Route 17

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Iwamoto Station (Gunma) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)