Gunma-Haramachi Station

Gunma-Haramachi Station (群馬原町駅, Gunma-Haramachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Gunma-Haramachi Station 群馬原町駅
Gunma-Haramachi Station in August 2007
General information
Location	Haramachi 627, Higashiagatsuma-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-0801 Japan
Coordinates	36.5715°N 138.8241°E / 36.5715; 138.8241
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Agatsuma Line
Distance	22.9 km from Shibukawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 August 1945
Passengers
FY2015	488
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gōbara towards Ōmae Agatsuma Line Nakanojō towards Takasaki
Location Gunma-Haramachi Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Gunma-Haramachi Station Gunma-Haramachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Gunma-Haramachi Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 22.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic.

History

Gunma-Haramachi Station was opened on 5 August 1945. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 488 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Higashiagatsuma Town Hall
• Haramachi Post Office
• Nurukawa Onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Gumma-Haramachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)