Kawamata Station

Kawamata Station
Kawamata Station; 川俣駅
	The station building in July 2016
Location	328-3 Nakaya, Meiwa-machi, Ōra-gun, Gunma-ken 370-0713; Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Isesaki Line
Distance	70.5 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TI-08
History
Opened	23 April 1903
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	2,648 daily
Location
	Kawamata Station Location within Japan

Kawamata Station (川俣駅, Kawamata-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Kawamata Station is served by the Tobu 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	■ Tobu Isesaki Line	for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta
2	■ Tobu Isesaki Line	for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tobu 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 opened at its current location on 27 August 1907.[1]

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 2,648 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

Meiwa town office
Meiwa town library
Meiwa town gymnasium
Kawamata Post Office
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References

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（乗車員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

External links

Kawamata Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)

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[terada2002-1] 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.

[2014stats-3] 駅情報（乗車員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2015.