Shibakawa Station Explained

Shibakawa Station
Native Name:芝川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Shibakawa-chō Habuna, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.1978°N 138.5639°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Minobu Line
Distance:19.2 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:March 1, 1915
Passengers:159 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shibakawa Station

is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located next to a large factory of the Oji Specialty Paper Co., Ltd.

Lines

Shibakawa Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 19.2 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Shibakawa Station has one island platform serving two tracks, with a third track on a headshunt to permit passage of express trains. The station building has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles and is unmanned.

Platforms

History

Shibakawa Station was opened on March 1, 1915, as a terminal station of the original Fuji-Minobu Line for both passenger and freight services. The line was extended past Shibukawa by 1918. It came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. Operations by the limited express Fujikawa were discontinued in 1995. From 1998, the station building has been unattended. A new station building was completed in 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.city.fujinomiya.lg.jp/municipal_government/llti2b00000019m2.html. ja: 平成30年版 富士宮市の統計). 2018. Fujinomiya City statistics. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2019.