Yokokawa Station

Yokokawa Station (横川駅, Yokokawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Annaka, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yokokawa Station 横川駅
Yokokawa Station in June 2015
General information
Location	398 Matsuida-machi Yokogawa, Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken 379-0301 Japan
Coordinates	36°20′10″N 138°44′13″E / 36.33611°N 138.73694°E / 36.33611; 138.73694Coordinates: 36°20′10″N 138°44′13″E / 36.33611°N 138.73694°E / 36.33611; 138.73694
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Line
Distance	29.7 km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 15, 1885
Passengers
FY2019	208
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Shin'etsu Main Line Takasaki – Yokokawa Nishi-Matsuida towards Takasaki
Former services Preceding station JR East Following station Karuizawa towards Niigata Shin'etsu Main Line Nishi-Matsuida towards Takasaki
Location
Yokokawa Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Yokokawa Station Yokokawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yokokawa Station is a terminal station for its segment of the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 29.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. There is a third track in the middle for through traffic.

Platforms

1/3

■ Shinetsu Main Line

for Takasaki

History

Yokokawa Station opened on October 15, 1885 as the terminus of the governmental railway between Takasaki and Yokokawa. The station became an intermediate station of the railway connecting Takasaki and Niigata (later named the Shinetsu Main Line) when the Usui Pass section of the railway, connecting Yokokawa and Karuizawa, opened on April 1, 1893.^[1]

The Usui Pass section of the railway closed on October 1, 1997. Yokokawa Station has been the terminus of the line since then.^[1]

The former Yokokawa locomotive depot for bank engines used on the Usui Pass was transformed into the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, which exhibits the bank engines (JNR Class EF63 electric locomotives) and other rolling stock.

JR BUS KANTO has been operating a route bus Usui Line which connects Karuizawa Station with this station as a bustitution of Shinetsu Main Line's closed section since 1997.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 208 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Bus routes

• JR BUS KANTO Usui Line
  • For Karuizawa Station
    • This bus route passes through Megane Bridge during autumn.

Surrounding area

•   National Route 18
• Yokogawa Post Office

References

1. 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. p. 574. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

•   Media related to Yokokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)