Shibutami Station

Shibutami Station (渋民駅, Shibutami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.[1]

Shibutami Station 渋民駅
Shibutami Station, November 2011
Location	Shimoda-Jinba 65-1, Tamayama-ku, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 028-4134 Japan
Coordinates	39°50′5.5″N 141°9′16.2″E
Operated by	Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance	16.6 km from Morioka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1950
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	660 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Takizawa toward Morioka Hanawa Line Kōma toward Ōdate Preceding station Iwate Galaxy Railway Following station Takizawa toward Morioka Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Kōma toward Metoki
Location
Shibutami Station Location within Japan

Platform

Lines

Shibutami Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 16.6 kilometers (10.3 mi) from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 551.9 kilometers (342.9 mi) from Tokyo Station. Trains of the JR East Hanawa Line, which officially terminates at Kōma usually continue on to Morioka Station, stopping at all intermediate stations, including Shibutami Station.

Station layout

Shibutami Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Morioka
2	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe
	■ Hanawa Line	for Ōbuke, Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa

History

Shibutami Station was opened on 1 December 1950.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 660 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

• Kitakami River
• Shibutami Post Office
• Takuboku Ishikawa Memorial Museum

References

1. Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd. "Shibutami Station" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2013.
2. 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links

• Official website(in Japanese)