Shikishima Station

Shikishima Station (敷島駅, Shikishima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shikishima Station

敷島駅
Shikishima Station, January 2005
LocationAkagi-machi Shikishima 354-7, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 379-1104
Japan
Coordinates36.5378°N 139.0340°E / 36.5378; 139.0340
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Distance27.5 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 March 1924
Passengers
FY2013364 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shibukawa
toward Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Tsukuda
toward Nagaoka
Location
Shikishima Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Shikishima Station
Shikishima Station (Japan)

Lines

Shikishima Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 27.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa and Takasaki
2  Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Nagaoka

History

Shikishima Station opened on 31 March 1924. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2003.

Surrounding area

  • Shikishima Onsen
  • Akagi Post Office

See also

Media related to Shikishima Station at Wikimedia Commons

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