Tatebayashi Station (館林駅, Tatebayashi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
TI10 Tatebayashi Station 館林駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tatebayashi Station building, April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-1-1 Honchō, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma-ken 374–0024 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°14′47″N 139°31′40″E / 36.2465°N 139.5278°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 74.6 km from Asakusa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side + 1 bay platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 August 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nakano (until 1937) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 11,036 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editTatebayashi Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 74.6 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1] It is also the terminal station for the Tōbu Koizumi Line and Tōbu Sano Line.
Platforms
editThe stations one island platform, one side platform and one bay platform connected by the station building located above.
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Sano Line | for Sano and Kuzū (Local) |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
| 3 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Ashikagashi, Ōta, Isesaki , and Akagi |
| ■ Tōbu Sano Line | for Sano and Kuzū (Express) | |
| 4 | ■ Tōbu Koizumi Line | for Narushima, Hon-Nakano, and Nishi-Koizumi |
| 5 | ■ Extra platform | - |
Ryōmō trains on the Sano Line that start at Kuzū arrive at platform 5. At those times, the trains from Ōta waits at platform 2.
History
editThe station opened as Nakano Station (中野駅) on 27 August 1907.[1] It was renamed Tatebayashi on 1 March 1937.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Tatebayashi Station becoming "TI-10".[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,046 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Syoda Soy Sauce Memorial Museum
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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. 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
edit Media related to Tatebayashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tatebayashi Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)