Shikishima Station

Shikishima Station 敷島駅
Shikishima Station, January 2005
General information
Location	Akagi-machi Shikishima 354-7, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 379-1104 Japan
Coordinates	36.5378°N 139.0340°E / 36.5378; 139.0340
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	27.5 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 March 1924; 100 years ago (1924-03-31)
Passengers
FY2013	364 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shibukawa towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Tsukuda towards Nagaoka
Location Shikishima Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Shikishima Station Shikishima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shikishima Station (敷島駅, Shikishima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shikishima Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 27.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Shibukawa and Takasaki
2	■ Jōetsu Line	for Minakami, Nagaoka

History

Shikishima Station opened on 31 March 1924. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 2003.

Surrounding area

• Shikishima Onsen
• Akagi Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shikishima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)