was a railway station on the Koizumi Line in Ōra,

Ōra District, Gunma is a Districts of Japan, rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2015, the district had an estimated population of 103,895 and an area of 132.37 km2, with a population density of 785 people per square kilometer. Tow ...

, Japan, which was operated by the

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operator

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

History

The station opened on August 28, 1931, as a station on the Koizumi Line, then operated by the Joshu Railway. Kobugannon Station closed together with

Mujinazuka Station was a railway station on the Koizumi Line in Ōra, Ōra District, Gunma, Japan, which was operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as wel ...

on December 25, 1941, after the Koizumi Line was purchased by Tobu Railway in 1937.

Adjacent stations

Shinozuka Station - Kobugannon Station -

Higashi-Koizumi Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōizumi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-44". Lines Higashi-Koizumi Station is served by the Tōbu Koizumi Line, and is located 11.0 kilomete ...

Surrounding area

* at coordinates

References

* Ora-machi town history (local guide) Defunct railway stations in Japan Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931 Railway stations in Japan closed in 1941 {{Gunma-railstation-stub