is a railway station on the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Station layout The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. There are also two middle tracks for passing trains.
Platforms
History The station opened on 15 November 1982.
Future plans On 15 September 2022, a formal petition was made to JR East to change the name of the station to include the name . Proponents for the name change proposal state that the current name does not accurately describe the area in which the station is located. The campaign included the submission of 15,000 signatures.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Bus services Highway Buses Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus "Minakami Onsen Line" For Shinjuku Station via Kawagoe Station Route buses Kan-etsu Kotsu BusKan-etsu Kotsu Bus website For Minakami Station and Tanigawadake Ropeway via Kamimoku Station For Numata Station, KamataTransfer onto Yumoto Onsen Line bound for Tobu Nikko Station via Yumoto Onsen bus stop. and Oze-Tokura via Gokan Station
Surrounding area
The station is located nearby Sarugakyō Mikuni Onsen, Kamimoku Onsen, Namesawa Onsen and Oigami Onsen.
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Jōmō-Kōgen Station - JR East