Isesaki Station

Station Platforms

Isesaki Station (伊勢崎駅 Isesaki-eki) is a railway station in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Isesaki Station is served by the following two lines.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ryōmō Line
Kunisada Local Komagata
Tobu Isesaki Line (TI-25)
Shin-Isesaki (TI-24)   Limited Express Ryōmō   Terminus
Shin-Isesaki (TI-24)   Local   Terminus

History

What is now the JR East station opened on 20 November 1889.[1] The Tobu Railway station opened on 13 July 1910.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Isesaki Station becoming "TI-25".[3]

New elevated platforms were brought into use from 19 October 2013.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Tobu station was used by an average of 5,690 passengers daily.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 110. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ↑ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ↑ 東武伊勢崎線 伊勢崎—新伊勢崎周辺が高架化される [Tobu Isesaki Line section between Isesaki and Shin-Isesaki elevated]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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Coordinates: 36°19′37″N 139°11′36″E / 36.3269°N 139.1933056°E