Shibukawa Station

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Shibukawa Station (渋川駅 Shibukawa-eki) is a JR East train station located in central Shibukawa City, Gunma, Japan. One can get on the Joetsu Line or the Agatsuma Line from this station.

1 Facilities
- 1.1 Inside the station building
  - 1.1.1 Platform Information
  - 1.1.2 Offices
- 1.2 Outside the station building
2 Neighborhood
3 Neighboring stations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Inside the station building

[edit] Platform Information

Platform 1: Trains bound in the direction of Minakami, Niigata, and Naganohara leave from platform 1.
Platforms 2 and 3: Trains bound in the direction of Takasaki and Tokyo leave from platforms 2 and 3.

[edit] Offices

In addition to the main station office and the Stationmaster's office, there is a View Plaza office at which travel information and advice can be obtained.

[edit] Outside the station building

From the bus terminal, local buses leave bound for Takasaki Station, Maebashi Station, Ikaho, and other destinations. Long distance buses leave for Tokyo, Osaka, and other destinations. A taxi stand is located staight out from the main door of the station. In the center of the sidewalk portion of the rotary is a large map of Japan; out of the center of the map, at the point where Shibukawa (the geographical center of Japan) is located, a sculpture rises up.

[edit] Neighborhood

As one exits the station, the street that heads to the northwest (called Eki-mae Dori) is a shopping district with small shops and boutiques. The department store Saty is nearby to the west. The road Shiakusho Dori heads straight westward from the station toward Ikaho. To the south of the bus terminal is the new koban (Japanese police box). Behind that is a hotel called Excel Inn. The neighborhood also has several restaurants/eateries. To cross the tracks, there is a pedestrian overpass located at the north end of the station.