Nikkawa Station

Railway station in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

36°25′06″N 139°15′28″E / 36.41833°N 139.25778°E / 36.41833; 139.25778Operated by

Jōmō Electric Railway CompanyLine(s)■ Jōmō Line Distance27.7 km from Chūō-MaebashiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 10, 1928PassengersFY2019283

Location
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Nikkawa Station (新川駅, Nikkawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.

Lines

Nikkawa Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 17.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, but only an open-sided weather shelter next to the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Jōmō Line
Niisato		-	Higashi-Nikkawa

History

Nikkawa Station was opened on November 10, 1928.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 283 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Gunma Insect World

References

^ "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)