Shin-Maebashi Station[a] (新前橋駅, Shin-Maebashi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shin-Maebashi Station

新前橋駅
Shin-Maebashi Station, 2018
General information
LocationFuruichi-machi 471, Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken 371-0844
Japan
Coordinates36°22′45″N 139°02′49″E / 36.37903056°N 139.0470361°E / 36.37903056; 139.0470361
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance84.4 kilometres (52.4 mi) from Oyama
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened1 July 1921; 103 years ago (1921-07-01)
Passengers
FY20214,804 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takasaki
towards Ueno
Kusatsu Shibukawa
Ino
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Gumma-Sōja
towards Nagaoka
Agatsuma Line Gumma-Sōja
towards Ōmae
Ryōmō Line Maebashi
towards Oyama
Ino
towards Tokyo
Takasaki Line
Local
Ryōmō Line through-service
Maebashi
Terminus
Ino
towards Odawara
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Location
Shin-Maebashi Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Shin-Maebashi Station
Shin-Maebashi Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Shin-Maebashi Station is located in Japan
Shin-Maebashi Station
Shin-Maebashi Station
Shin-Maebashi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shin-Maebashi Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 84.4 km (52.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station. It is also served by the Jōetsu Line and is 7.3 km (4.5 mi) from Takasaki Station. Trains of the Agatsuma Line, which nominally terminates at Shibukawa normally continue on to terminate at Shin-Maebashi.

Station layout

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Platforms at night, 2020

Shin-Maebashi Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building overhead. The station has many accessibility features such as escalators, elevators, Mobility scooter access, wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and a Braille Fare table.[1] The station also contains a train depot under the jurisdiction of the Takasaki Branch of JR east.

Platforms[2]

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1
2
 Jōetsu Line for Takasaki
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Takasaki, Kumagaya, Shinjuku and Yokohama
JU Takasaki Line via (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Takasaki, Kumagaya, Tokyo and Yokohama
3  Ryōmō Line for Maebashi, Isesaki, Kiryū and Oyama
4  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa and Minakami
 Agatsuma Line for Nakanojō and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi

Station facilities

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History

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Shin-Maebashi Station was opened on 1 July 1921 to serve as a link between the newly opened Jōetsu Line and the Ryōmō Line. On 17 March 1987, the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office opens.[3] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[4] In 2011, Shin-Maebashi station was renovated.

The station started accepting Suica cards on November 18, 2001 for Takasaki and Maebashi bound trains.[5] On 16 October 2004, Suica cards were also accepted for Shibukawa bound trains.The Midori no Madoguchi ticket office was closed on 15 February 2023.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 4,804 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[7]

Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily

Boarding Passengers

Year Average Daily

Boarding Passengers

Year Average Daily

Boarding Passengers

2000 6,045[8] 2010 5,899[9] 2020 4,441[10]
2001 6,036[11] 2011 5,789[12] 2021 4,804[7]
2002 6,032[13] 2012 5,877[14]
2003 5,940[15] 2013 6,029[16]
2004 5,858[17] 2014 5,845[18]
2005 5,788[19] 2015 5,970[20]
2006 5,801[21] 2016 6,055[22]
2007 5,797[23] 2017 6,155[24]
2008 5,940[25] 2018 6,237[26]
2009 5,928[27] 2019 6,160[28]

Surrounding area

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Written as Shim-Maebashi by JR on the station signage

References

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  1. ^ "駅の情報(新前橋駅):JR東日本". JR東日本:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "JR東日本:駅構内図(新前橋駅)". JR東日本:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "交通新聞". Kōtsū Shinbun. 13 March 1986. p. 2.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 461–62. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "JR東日本:プレスリリース:2001年11月18日(日)「Suica(スイカ)」デビュー!". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ "『新前橋駅「みどりの窓口」は、2023-2-15をもって営業終了します』". さんちゃんの駅ブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "各駅の乗車人員 2021年度 ベスト100以下(3)|企業サイト:JR東日本". JR東日本:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2000年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2010年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2020年度 ベスト100以下(3)|企業サイト:JR東日本". JR東日本:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  11. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2001年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  12. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2011年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  13. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2001年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  14. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2012年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  15. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2002年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  16. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2013年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  17. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2004年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  18. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2014年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  19. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2005年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  20. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2015年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  21. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2006年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  22. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2016年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  23. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2007年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  24. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2017年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  25. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2008年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  26. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2018年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  27. ^ "JR東日本:各駅の乗車人員(2009年度)". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  28. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2019年度 ベスト100以外(3):JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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