Shibukawa Station
Shibukawa Station 渋川駅 | |||||
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 Shibukawa Station in August 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1651-4 Shibukawa, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken, Japan Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°29′29″N 139°00′33″E / 36.4914°N 139.0091°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Distance | 21.1 km from Takasaki | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1921 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 3,407 daily | ||||
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Shibakawa Station (渋川駅, Shibukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shibukawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line. It is 21.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.[1] It is the official terminal station of the Agatsuma Line and 55.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Ōmae.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
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 by the main entrance.
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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joetsu Line | for Minakami |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | for Nakanojō and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi | |
| 2-3 | ■ Joetsu Line | for Shin-Maebashi and Takasaki |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | for Takasaki and Ueno |
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The platforms looking south in August 2011 -
The platforms looking north in April 2011 -
The view from platform 3 in August 2011, looking south
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Joetsu Line | ||||
| Yagihara | - | Shikishima | ||
| Agatsuma Line | ||||
| Yagihara | - | Kanashima | ||
History
Shibukawa Station opened on 1 July 1921.[1] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,407 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 3,997[3] |
| 2005 | 3,563[4] |
| 2010 | 3,515[5] |
| 2015 | 3,441[6] |
| 2016 | 3,407[2] |
Surrounding area
- Shibukawa Shopping Plaza
- Shibukawa Post Office
- National Route 17
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 450. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)