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Railway station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki) 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).
Shinmachi Station 新町駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2150 Shinmachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-1301 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.2732°N 139.106°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 64.2 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island + side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 27 December 1883. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 3728 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shinmachi Station is a station on the Takasaki Line, and is located 64.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōmiya. The station is also used by trains of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line operating on the same tracks.
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.
1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Takasaki, and Maebashi |
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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