Shibutami Station (渋民駅, Shibutami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.[1]

Shibutami Station

渋民駅
Shibutami Station, May 2022
General information
LocationShimoda-Jinba 65-1, Tamayama-ku, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 028-4134
Japan
Coordinates39°50′5.5″N 141°9′16.2″E / 39.834861°N 141.154500°E / 39.834861; 141.154500
Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s) Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance16.6 km from Morioka
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1950
Passengers
FY2015660 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takizawa
towards Morioka
Hanawa Line Kōma
towards Ōdate
Preceding station Iwate Galaxy Railway Following station
Takizawa
towards Morioka
Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Kōma
towards Metoki
Location
Shibutami Station is located in Japan
Shibutami Station
Shibutami Station
Location within Japan
Platform

Lines

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Shibutami Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 16.6 kilometers (10.3 mi) from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 551.9 kilometers (342.9 mi) from Tokyo Station. Trains of the JR East Hanawa Line, which officially terminates at Kōma usually continue on to Morioka Station, stopping at all intermediate stations, including Shibutami Station.

Station layout

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Shibutami Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Morioka
2  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe
   Hanawa Line for Ōbuke, Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa

History

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Shibutami Station was opened on 1 December 1950.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 660 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ a b Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd. "Shibutami Station" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. ^ 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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