Tatebayashi Station

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.


Tatebayashi Station

館林駅
Tatebayashi Station building, April 2016
Location2-1-1 Honchō, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma-ken 374-0024
Japan
Coordinates36.2465°N 139.5278°E / 36.2465; 139.5278
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s)
Distance74.6 km from Asakusa
Platforms1 island + 1 side + 1 bay platform
Other information
Station codeTI-10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 August 1907
Previous namesNakano (until 1937)
Passengers
FY201911,036 daily
Location
Tatebayashi Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Tatebayashi Station
Tatebayashi Station (Japan)
Station forecourt, 2007

Lines

Tatebayashi 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

The 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.

Adjacent stations

Service
Tōbu Isesaki Line (TI-10)
Hanyū (TI-07)   Limited Express Ryōmō   Ashikagashi (TI-15)
Hanyū (TI-07)   Limited Express Revaty Ryōmō   Terminus
Morinji-mae (TI-09)   Section Express   Terminus
Morinji-mae (TI-09)   Section Semi-Express   Terminus
Morinji-mae (TI-09)   Local   Tatara (TI-11)
Tōbu Koizumi Line
Terminus   Local   Narushima
Tōbu Sano Line
Hanyū   Limited Express Ryōmō   Sanoshi
Terminus   Local   Watarase

History

Tatebayashi Station circa 1910

The 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,046 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Syoda Soy Sauce Memorial Museum

See also

References

  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.
  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. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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