Operated by JR East Address Japan | Passengers (FY2013) 1,022 daily Opened 1921 | |
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Line(s) Jōetsu LineAgatsuma Line Similar | ||
Jr shibukawa station jr shibukawa city japan
Shibakawa Station (渋川駅, Shibukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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- Jr shibukawa station jr shibukawa city japan
- Festival procession in front of jr shibukawa station jr japan
- Lines
- Station layout
- History
- Former tram lines
- Surrounding area
- References
Festival procession in front of jr shibukawa station jr japan
Lines
Shibukawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 21.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also the official terminal station of the Agatsuma Line, and is 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 overhead 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 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.
History
Shibukawa Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Former tram lines
A series of lines were centred on this station, all except the Ikaho Line started as horse-drawn tramways built by individual companies, some of which subsequently amalgamated with others and which were upgraded over time to electrified lines (600 VDC, except the Numata Line which was 550 VDC) providing freight as well as passenger services. As the ownership detail is complex, the final ownership is given here. The Tobu Railway lines were closed in 1935 and replaced by buses, but fuel shortages resulted in the lines being reopened in 1937. They were severely damaged by a bombing raid on the Shibukawa area in 1945, and returned to service by 1948: