Jōshū-Tomioka Station

Jōshū-Tomioka Station (上州富岡駅, Jōshū-Tomioka eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

Jōshū-Tomioka Station 上州富岡駅
Jōshū-Tomioka Station, October 2014
General information
Location	Tomioka 1599-3, Tomioka-shi, Gunma-ken 370-2316 Japan
Coordinates	36°15′37.14″N 138°53′37.14″E
Operated by	Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s)	■ Jōshin Line
Distance	20.3 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	2 July 1897
Previous names	Tomioka (to 1921)
Passengers
FY2019	441
Services
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station Nishi-Tomioka towards Shimonita Jōshin Line Higashi-Tomioka towards Takasaki
Location Jōshū-Tomioka Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Jōshū-Tomioka Station Jōshū-Tomioka Station (Japan)

Lines

Jōshū-Tomioka Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 20.3 kilometers from the terminus 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 level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Jōshin Line	for Takasaki
2	■ Jōshin Line	for Shimonita
3	■ Jōshin Line	for starting trains

History

Jōshū-Tomioka Station opened on 2 July 1897 as Tomioka Station (富岡駅, Tomioka-eki). It was renamed to its present name in 1921. The current station building was completed in 2014

Surrounding area

• National Route 254
• Tomioka Post Office
• Tomioka City Hal

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jōshū-Tomioka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Jōshin Dentetsu (in Japanese)
• Burari-Gunma (in Japanese)