Isobe Station (Gunma)
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Isobe Station 磯部駅 | |||||||||||
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 Isobe Station in July 2016 | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-17 Isobe, Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken 379–0127 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°17′55″N 138°50′58″E / 36.29861°N 138.84944°ECoordinates: 36°17′55″N 138°50′58″E / 36.29861°N 138.84944°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.6 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1885 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1060 | ||||||||||
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  Isobe Station Location within Gunma Prefecture | |||||||||||
Isobe Station (磯部駅, Isobe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Annaka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Isobe Station is a station on the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is located 17.6 km from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout[]
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms[]
| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Takasaki |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Yokokawa |
The platforms in June 2012
History[]
Isobe Station opened on 15 October 1885. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1060 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
A JGR steam locomotive at the station around 1901
The station building in June 2012 before rebuilding
Surrounding area[]
- Isobe Onsen
- Isobe Post Office
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Gunma Branch
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links[]
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Shin'etsu Main Line
- Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1885
- Annaka, Gunma