Shibukawa Station


Shibakawa Station is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Shibukawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line. It is 21.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at. It is the official terminal station of the Agatsuma Line and 55.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus at.

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 is.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Shibukawa Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,407 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
20003,997
20053,563
20103,515
20153,441
20163,407

Surrounding area