Shibakawa Station (芝川駅, Shibakawa-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located next to a large factory of the Oji Specialty Paper Co., Ltd.

Shibakawa Station

芝川駅
JR Shibakawa Station, July 2013
General information
LocationShibakawa-chō Habuna, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°11′52″N 138°33′50″E / 35.19778°N 138.56389°E / 35.19778; 138.56389
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Minobu Line
Distance19.2 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1915
Passengers
FY2017159 daily
Location
Shibakawa Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Shibakawa Station
Shibakawa Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Shibakawa Station is located in Japan
Shibakawa Station
Shibakawa Station
Shibakawa Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shibakawa Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 19.2 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

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Shibakawa Station has one island platform serving two tracks, with a third track on a headshunt to permit passage of express trains. The station building has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles and is unmanned.

Platforms

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1  Minobu Line For Fujinomiya, Fuji
2  Minobu Line For Minobu, Kōfu

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Numakubo   Local   Inako

History

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Shibakawa Station was opened on March 1, 1915, as a terminal station of the original Fuji-Minobu Line for both passenger and freight services. The line was extended past Shibukawa by 1918. It came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. Operations by the limited express Fujikawa were discontinued in 1995. From 1998, the station building has been unattended. A new station building was completed in 2012.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 平成30年版 富士宮市の統計) (in Japanese). Japan: Fujinomiya City statistics. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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