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″N139°00′33″E / 36.4914°N 139.0091°E /36.4914; 139.0091 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 21.1 kilometres (13.1 mi) fromTakasaki | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1921; 104 years ago (1921-07-01) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3,263 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Shibukawa Station (渋川駅,Shibukawa-eki) is a junctionrailway station in the city ofShibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shibukawa Station is a station on theJōetsu Line and is 21.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line atTakasaki.[1] It is also the officialterminal station of theAgatsuma Line and 55.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus atŌmae, although almost all trains continue past Shibukawa to terminate atTakasaki Station. It is also a freight depot for theJapan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
The station has a singleside platform and a singleisland platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has aMidori no Madoguchi ticket office.
From the bus terminal, local buses leave bound forTakasaki Station,Maebashi Station,Ikaho,Nakanojō Station,Numata direction, and other destinations. Long-distance buses leave forTokyo,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.
| 1 | ■ Joetsu Line | forMinakami |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | forNakanojō andNaganohara-Kusatsuguchi | |
| 2-3 | ■ Joetsu Line | forShin-Maebashi andTakasaki |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | forTakasaki andUeno |
Shibukawa Station opened on 1 July 1921.[1] Upon the privatization of theJapanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.[1]
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] |
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