Shibukawa Station

Shibukawa Station 渋川駅
Limited express Kusatsu at Shibukawa
Location
Prefecture	Gunma (See other stations in Gunma)
City	Shibukawa
Neighborhood etc.	1651-4 Shibukawa
Postal Code	377-0008
(in Japanese)	群馬県渋川市渋川1651-4
History
Year opened	1921
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Line Agatsuma Line
Medium bus terminal at this station

Shibukawa Station (渋川駅 Shibukawa-eki) is a JR East train station located in central Shibukawa City, Gunma, Japan. One can get on the Joetsu Line or the Agatsuma Line from this station, which stretches roughly north to south.

The station opened on July 1, 1921.

Facilities

The station building

The entrance to Shibukawa Station is situated on the west side. Access from the east side is obtained via a footbridge at the north end of the station. In addition to the main station office and the stationmaster's office, there is a View Plaza office at which travel information and advice can be obtained.

Platform information

• Platform 1: Trains bound in the direction of Minakami, Niigata, and Naganohara leave from platform 1. This is a side platform.
• Platforms 2 and 3: Trains bound in the direction of Takasaki and Tokyo leave from platforms 2 and 3. These form an island platform.

The platforms are connected by a pedestrian underpass).

Outside the station building

From the bus terminal, local buses leave bound for Takasaki Station, Maebashi Station, Ikaho, Nakanojō Station, Numata direction, and other destinations. Long distance buses leave for Tokyo, Osaka, and other destinations. A taxi stand is located straight out from the main door of the station. In the center of the sidewalk portion of the rotary is a large map of Japan; there is a sculpture in the center of the map, at the point where Shibukawa (the geographical center of Japan) is located.

Neighborhood

As one exits the station, the street that heads to the northwest (called Eki-mae Dori) is a shopping district with small shops and boutiques. The department store Saty is nearby to the west. The road Shiakusho Dori heads straight westward from the station toward Ikaho. To the south of the bus terminal is a koban (Japanese police box). Behind that is the Excel Inn. The neighborhood also has several restaurants/eateries.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
JR East
Yagihara		Jōetsu Line		Shikishima
Yagihara		Agatsuma Line		Kanashima

References

• ""JR東日本：各駅情報(渋川駅)"". JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company. 2008. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCD=806. Retrieved 2008-06-12.  (Japanese)

• ""busrosen.gif 2405×2603 pixels"". Shibukawa City Official Site. 2008. http://www.city.shibukawa.gunma.jp/hyakka/image/busrosen.gif. Retrieved 2008-06-12.  (Japanese)

External links

• Shibukawa Station official website in Japanese.