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Gumma-Yawata Station
群馬八幡駅 | |||||||||||
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Gumma-Yawata Station in 2008
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yawatamachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370–0884 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′15″N 138°57′27″E / 36.3376°N 138.9574°E / 36.3376; 138.9574 | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1197 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Gumma-Yawata Station (群馬八幡駅, Gunma-Yawata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gumma-Yawata Station is a station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 6.4 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
| 1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Takasaki |
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Yokokawa |
Gumma-Yawata Station opened on 15 October 1924. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2004.[citation needed]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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