Shibukawa Station

Shibukawa Station
渋川駅
Shibukawa Station in August 2011
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 / 36.4914; 139.0091Coordinates: 36°29′29″N 139°00′33″E / 36.4914°N 139.0091°E / 36.4914; 139.0091
Operated by 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
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 3,407 daily
Location
Shibakawa Station
Location within Japan

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
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 yearDaily average
20003,997[3]
20053,563[4]
20103,515[5]
20153,441[6]
20163,407[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 450. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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