Isesaki Station
Isesaki Station 伊勢崎駅 | |
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 Isesaki Station, June 2010 | |
| Location |
3-1 Kuruwa-cho, Isesaki, Gunma （群馬県伊勢崎市曲輪町3-1） Japan |
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| Line(s) | |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TI-25 (Tobu) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) |
5,608 (JR) 6,206 (Tobu) daily |
Isesaki Station (伊勢崎駅 Isesaki-eki) is a railway station in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Lines
Isesaki Station is a station on the JR East Ryōmō Line, and is located 69.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station. It also forms the northern terminus of the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is 114.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Asakusa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
Isesaki Station has two elevated island platforms for use by the JR line, and one elevated island platform for use by the Tobu Line. The JR portion of the station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
JR East platforms
| 1,2 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Maebashi and Takasaki |
| 3,4 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Kiryū and Oyama |
Tobu Isesaki Line platforms
| 1,2 | ■ Tobu Isesaki Line | for Ōta, Ashikaga, and Asakusa |
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 Isesaki 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]
Surrounding area
- Isesaki Post Office
- Isesaki Jinja
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the Tobu station was used by an average of 5,690 passengers daily.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 「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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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- Isesaki Station (JR East) (Japanese)
- Isesaki Station (Tobu Railway) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°19′37″N 139°11′36″E / 36.3269°N 139.1933056°E