| TI08 Kawamata Station 川俣駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Kawamata Station building in July 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 328-3 Nakaya, Meiwa-machi, Ōra-gun, Gunma-ken 370-0713 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°12′31″N 139°31′35″E / 36.2085°N 139.5263°E / 36.2085; 139.5263 | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Isesaki Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 70.5 km from Asakusa | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-08 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 April 1903 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2895 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Kawamata StationLocation within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma Prefecture
Kawamata Station (川俣駅, Kawamata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Meiwa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines
Kawamata Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 70.5 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.
Station layout
This station has two opposed side platforms. Platform 1 is for stops in the direction of Tatebayashi and platform 2 is for stops in the direction of Asakusa. After passing through the wicket, a passenger will step onto platform one. Platform two can be reached by going up a set of stairs, through a short hallway and down another set of stairs. There is a toilet on the Tatebayashi platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
History
Kawamata Station first opened on 23 April 1903 at a location on the bank of the Tone River. The station re-opened at its current location on 27 August 1907.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kawamata Station becoming "TI-08".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Meiwa town office
- Meiwa town library
- Meiwa town gymnasium
- Kawamata Post Office
- Umebara JA
See also
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Kawamata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawamata Station information Archived 2019-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)
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