Nishi-Tomioka Station
# Nishi-Tomioka Station

Nishi-Tomioka Station (西富岡駅, Nishi-Tomioka-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tomioka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.

## Lines

Nishi-Tomioka Station is a station on the Jōshin Line and is 21.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takasaki.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving traffic in both directions.

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jōshin Line |||||
| Jōshū-Tomioka | Jōshū-Tomioka | - | Jōshū-Nanokaichi | Jōshū-Nanokaichi |

## History

Nishi-Tomioka Station opened on 15 October 1937 as Byōinmae Station (病院前駅, Byōinmae-eki). Operations were suspended from 1 September 1951 to 15 January 1953, when the station reopened under its present name. The current station building was completed in 1968.

## Surrounding area

* National Route 254
* Tomioka Nanokaichi Post Office
* Nanokaichi Hospital
