Kawamata Station

Railway station in Meiwa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

36°12′31″N 139°31′35″E / 36.2085°N 139.5263°E / 36.2085; 139.5263Operated by

Tōbu Isesaki LineDistance70.5 km from AsakusaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTI-08WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened23 April 1903PassengersFY20192895 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Hanyū TI07 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen		Isesaki Line Section Express Section Semi Express		Morinjimae TI09 towards Tatebayashi
Hanyū TI07 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen		Isesaki Line Local		Morinjimae TI09 towards Isesaki

Location
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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

History

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

^ ^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.