Nishi-Tomioka Station

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

Nishi-Tomioka Station 西富岡駅
Nishi-Tomioka Station, October 2008
General information
Location	Nanokaichi 671-8, Tomioka-shi, Gunma-ken 370-2343 Japan
Coordinates	36°15′36.44″N 138°52′59.51″E
Operated by	Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s)	■ Jōshin Line
Distance	21.0 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 October 1937
Closed	1951-1953
Previous names	Byōinmae (to 1951)
Passengers
FY2019	153
Services
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station Jōshū-Nanokaichi towards Shimonita Jōshin Line Jōshū-Tomioka towards Takasaki
Location Nishi-Tomioka Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Nishi-Tomioka Station Nishi-Tomioka Station (Japan)

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 consists of one 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

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishi-Tomioka Station at Wikimedia Commons

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