Shibukawa Station

Shibukawa Station
渋川駅
Limited express Kusatsu at Shibukawa
Location
Prefecture Gunma
(See other stations in Gunma)
City Shibukawa
Neighborhood etc. 1651-4 Shibukawa
Postal code377-0008
(in Japanese)群馬県渋川市渋川1651-4
History
Year opened 1921
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Agatsuma Line
Medium bus terminal at this station

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

The station opened on July 1, 1921.

Facilities

The station building

The entrance to Shibukawa Station is situated on the west side. Access from the east side is obtained via a footbridge at the north end of the station. 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.

Platform information

The platforms are connected by a pedestrian underpass).

Outside the station building

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 located straight out from the main door of the station. 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 (the geographical center of Japan) is located.

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 Shibukawa Shoping Plaza 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 a koban (Japanese police box). Behind that is the Excel Inn. The neighborhood also has several restaurants/eateries.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
JR East
Yagihara   Jōetsu Line   Shikishima
Yagihara   Agatsuma Line   Kanashima

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Coordinates: 36°29′29″N 139°00′33″E / 36.4914°N 139.0091°E