Shibukawa Station
Shibukawa Station 渋川駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Shibukawa Station in August 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 21.1 km from Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3,263 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Shibukawa Station (渋川駅, Shibukawa-eki) is a junction
railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
Lines
Shibukawa Station is a station on the
terminal station of the Agatsuma Line and 55.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Ōmae, although almost all trains continue past Shibukawa to terminate at Takasaki Station. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company
(JR Freight).
Station layout
The station has a single
Midori no Madoguchi
ticket office.
From the bus terminal, local buses leave bound for
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, highlighting Shibukawa's claim to be the geographical center of Japan.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joetsu Line
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for Minakami |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | for Nakanojō and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi | |
| 2-3 | ■ Joetsu Line
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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
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 2019, the station was used by an average of 3263 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] |
Surrounding area
- Shibukawa Shopping Plaza
- Shibukawa Post Office
National Route 17
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shibukawa Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)