Nishi-Yamana Station

Coordinates: 36°16′15.58″N 139°01′56.27″E / 36.2709944°N 139.0322972°E / 36.2709944; 139.0322972
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Nishi-Yamana Station

西山名駅
Nishi-Yamana Station, October 2006
General information
LocationYamana-machi 1261-2, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-1213
Japan
Coordinates36°16′15.58″N 139°01′56.27″E / 36.2709944°N 139.0322972°E / 36.2709944; 139.0322972
Operated by Jōshin Dentetsu
Line(s) Jōshin Line
Distance7.0 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 May 1897
Previous namesSuieijōmae (to 1938); Irino (until 1986)
Passengers
FY2018165
Services
Preceding station Joshin Electric Railway Following station
Maniwa
towards Shimonita
Jōshin Line Yamana
towards Takasaki
Location
Nishi-Yamana Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Nishi-Yamana Station
Nishi-Yamana Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Nishi-Yamana Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Yamana Station
Nishi-Yamana Station
Nishi-Yamana Station (Japan)

Nishi-Yamana Station (西山名駅, Nishi-Yamana-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

Lines[edit]

Nishi-Yamana Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 7.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History[edit]

Nishi-Yamana Station opened on 15 June 1930 as Suieijōmae Station (水泳場前駅). It was renamed to Irino (入野駅) on 27 December 1938, and to its present name on 20 December 1986.

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Takasaki Industrial training school

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Nishi-Yamana Station at Wikimedia Commons