Shimmachi Station (Gunma)
Railway station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Shimmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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| Location | 2150 Shimmachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-1301 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.2732°N 139.106°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 64.2 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 December 1883. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3728 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Shimmachi Station is a station on the Takasaki Line, and is located 64.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōmiya. The station is also used by trains of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line operating on the same tracks.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, platform 2 is fenced off and not used. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via  Tokaido Line and Ito Line)
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| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via Tokaido Line)
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| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History
Shimmachi Station opened on 27 December 1883. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 17- Shimmachi Post Office
- Former Shimmachi Town Hall
Bus routes
- Nippon Chuo Bus Okutano Line
- For Uenomura Fureaikan[2] via Kodama Station and Kanna Village Office
