Jōtō Station (Gunma)

Jōtō Station (城東駅, Jōtō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.

Jōtō Station 城東駅
Jōtō Station in February 2004
General information
Location	Jōtō-machi 4-23-1, Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken 371-0016 Japan
Coordinates	36.3913°N 139.0813°E / 36.3913; 139.0813
Operated by	Jōmō Electric Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Jōmō Line
Distance	0.8 km from Chūō-Maebashi
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	November 10, 1928
Previous names	Ikkemachi (until 1994)
Passengers
FY2015	138
Services
Preceding station Jōmō Electric Railway Following station Chūō-Maebashi Terminus Jōmō Line Mitsumata towards Nishi-Kiryū
Location Jōtō Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Jōtō Station Jōtō Station (Japan)

Lines

Jōtō Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 0.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi.

Station layout

Jōtō Station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is not attended.

History

Jōtō Station opened as Ikkemachi Station (一毛町駅, Ikkemachi eki) on November 10, 1928. It was renamed to its present name on April 10, 1994.

Surrounding area

• Maebashi Red Cross Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jōtō Station (Gunma) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)