Shibukawa Station

Shibakawa 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).

Shibukawa Station 渋川駅
Shibukawa Station in August 2011
Location	1651-4 Shibukawa, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken, Japan Japan
Coordinates	36.4914°N 139.0091°E
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Joetsu Line ■ Agatsuma Line
Distance	21.1 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1921
Passengers
FY2019	3,263 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shin-Maebashi toward Ueno Minakami Nakanojō toward Minakami Kusatsu Numata toward Manza-Kazawaguchi Yagihara toward Takasaki Jōetsu Line Shikishima toward Nagaoka Agatsuma Line Kanashima toward Ōmae
Location
Shibukawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shibukawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line and is 21.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.[1] It is also the official 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 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, highlighting Shibukawa's claim to be the geographical center of Japan.

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

• 
  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
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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 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.
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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)