Numata Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 41.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and a single island platform, serving three tracks. The island platform (platforms 2 and 3) is connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Overview of the station platforms, looking north, August 2014
The view from platform 2, looking north, August 2014
Platform 3, looking north, August 2014
History
Numata 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.
Numata Station at the time of its opening in 1924
The station in 1952
The station in 2003
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
An overview of Numata, with the station visible at the bottom left, August 2014
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