Kawamata Station

Kawamata Station

川俣駅
; Kawamata Station; 川俣駅
	Kawamata Station building in July 2016
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°ECoordinates: 36°12′31″N 139°31′35″E / 36.2085°N 139.5263°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Isesaki Line
Distance	70.5 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	TI-08
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 April 1903
Passengers
FY2019	2895 daily
Location
	Kawamata Station Location within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

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.^[1]

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

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Tōbu Isesaki Line
Hanyū	Section Express	Morinjimae
Hanyū	Section Semi-Express	Morinji-mae
Hanyū	Local	Morinjimae

History[]

The station in May 2010, before rebuilding

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.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kawamata Station becoming "TI-08".^[2]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area[]

Meiwa town office
Meiwa town library
Meiwa town gymnasium
Kawamata Post Office
Umebara JA

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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 (Tobu) (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

[tobu20120209-2] 「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.

[TobuRail2019stats-3] 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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