Kawamata Station
Kawamata Station 川俣駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Station building, May 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Gunma (See other stations in Gunma) |
| District | Ōra |
| Town | Meiwa |
| Neighborhood etc. | 328-3 Nakaya |
| Postal code | 370-0713 |
| (in Japanese) | 邑楽郡明和町中谷328-3 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1903 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | TI-08 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Isesaki Line |
Kawamata Station (川俣駅 Kawamata-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Lines
Kawamata Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 70.5 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]
Station layout
This station has two platforms. Platform 1 is for stops in the direction of Tatebayashi and platform 2 is for stops in the direction of Asakusa. After passing though the wicket, a passenger will step onto platform one. Platform two can be reached by going up a set of stairs, though a short hallway and down another set of stairs. There is a toilet on the Tatebayashi platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tobu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta |
| 2 | ■Tobu Isesaki Line | for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Isesaki Line | ||||
| Hanyū | Section Express | Morinji-mae | ||
| Hanyū | Section Semi-Express | Morinji-mae | ||
| Hanyū | Local | Morinji-mae | ||
History
Kawamata Station first opened on 23 April 1903 at a location on the bank of the Tone River. The station opened at its current location on 27 August 1907.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kawamata Station becoming "TI-08".[2]
Passenger statistics
| Year | Average daily usage |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,427 |
| 2001 | 2,544 |
| 2002 | 2,557 |
| 2003 | 2,604 |
| 2004 | 2,579 |
| 2005 | 2,558 |
| 2006 | 2,458 |
| 2007 | 2,570 |
| 2008 | 2,575 |
| 2009 | 2,502 |
| 2010 | 2,500 |
Surrounding area
- Meiwa town office
- Meiwa town library
- Meiwa town gym
- Kawamata Post Office
- Umebara JA
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ 「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 22 October 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kawamata Station. |
- Kawamata Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°12′31″N 139°31′35″E / 36.2085°N 139.5263°E