Shinmachi Station (Gunma) Explained

Shinmachi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:新町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2150 Shinmachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-1301
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.2732°N 139.106°W
Distance:64.2 km from
Platforms:1 island + side platform
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:27 December 1883.
Passengers:3728 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shinmachi Station

is a railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Shinmachi Station is a station on the Takasaki Line, and is located 64.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . The station is also used by trains of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line operating on the same tracks.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, platform 2 is fenced off and not used. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

History

Shinmachi Station opened on 27 December 1883. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Bus routes

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.
  2. Transfer onto Ueno Village Bus bound for Shimonita Station and Joshu-Tomioka Station