Shibukawa
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Limited express Kusatsu at Shibukawa
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Location | 1651-4 Shibukawa, Shibukawa, Gunma (群馬県渋川市渋川1651-4) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
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Opened | 1921 |
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Passengers (FY2013) | 1,022 daily |
Shibakawa Station (渋川駅 Shibukawa-eki?) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shibukawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 21.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also the official terminal station of the Agatsuma Line, and is 55.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Ōmae.
The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. 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.