is a passenger railway station in the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of two main railway stations of central Maebashi; the other is Chūō Maebashi Station of the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway. In 2020, the station was renovated into an "Ecoste" station, a station with a focus on environmental conservation.
Synopsis Maebashi Station is the main station for the city of Maebashi, which is the prefectural capital city of Gunma Prefecture. Even though it is the main station of the capital city of Gunma, its lack of important train lines (Such as Shinkansen, Takasaki Line, Joetsu Line) make Takasaki Station the most important station in Gunma Prefecture. In addition, despite being the main station of Maebashi, Chūō Maebashi Station is closer to the city center.
Lines Maebashi Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located from the starting point of the line at Oyama Station, and from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Maebashi-Ōshima is away and the following station of Shin-Maebashi is away. Some Shōnan–Shinjuku Line and Ueno–Tokyo Line services also originate at this station.
Station layout The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving three tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has coin lockers and a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. It has many accessibility features such as escalators, elevators, mobility scooter access, wheelchair-accessible bathrooms, and a Braille fare table.
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Station facilities VIEW ALTTE (JR East ATM) Maebashi Bakery E'site Maebashi McDonald's JR Maebashi Station VentoMaebashi Maebashi Station Tourist Information Center Maebashi Station Bus Information Center Pizzeria Pesca JR Maebashi Station South Exit , ATM corner
History
Maebashi Station was opened by Ryōmō Railway on November 20, 1889. From August 20, 1884, Nippon Railway operated another Maebashi Station on the other side of the Tone River, but this station was closed on December 26, 1889, when a bridge across the river was completed and Nippon Railway trains began sharing the Ryōmō Railway station. Ryōmō Railway was merged into Nippon Railway on January 1, 1897, and Nippon Railway was nationalized on November 1, 1906.
The station started accepting Suica cards on November 18, 2001.
In 2020, the station was renovated under the "Ecoste" model. The goal was to reduce emissions by 69 tons (roughly 24% from 2016).
In the past, Maebashi was one of the origin stations for the Akagi limited express service to Tokyo's Ueno or Shinjuku stations. However, since 13 March 2021, all Akagi services stop at Takasaki instead of continuing on to Maebashi.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 7,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The table below shows passenger statistics since the year 2000: Passenger statisticsYearAverage Daily Boarding PassengersYearAverage Daily Boarding PassengersYearAverage Daily Boarding Passengers200010,59320109,42220207,304200110,33420119,29420217,901200210,01120129,69320039,961201310,10720049,742201410,03520059,571201510,18820069,511201610,35320079,607201710,49020089,853201810,68220099,567201910,511
Surrounding area
North exit
Taxi stand Aquel Maebashi ORIX car rental Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Maebashi Branch Towa Bank Head Office Sales Department Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Maebashi Branch Mizuho Bank Maebashi Branch Resona Bank Maebashi Branch Ashikaga bank Maebashi Branch Tochigi Bank Maebashi Branch Yokohama Bank Maebashi Branch Taiko Bank Maebashi Branch Mizuho Trust & Banking Maebashi Branch Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Maebashi Branch Maebashi Omotemachi Post Office Maebashi Police Station Ekimae Koban La Fontaine (Wedding Hall) Daishi Hokuetsu Bank Maebashi Higashi Branch
South Exit
Taxi stand Toyoko Inn Maebashi Ekimae Chuo Sogo Gakuin Vocational Education Center Maebashi Civic Cultural Center Maebashi Bunka Fashion College TEPCO Maebashi branch office Gunma Bank Maebashi Station South Branch Maebashi Minamimachi Post Office Gunma Red Cross Blood Center Blood Donation Room Maebashi Heartland (Daido Seimei Building 1F) Gunma Nikken Technical College Keyaki Walk Maebashi
Bus Terminal
North Exit Bus Rotary Bus standDirectionOperating CompaniesDestination1Towards Gunma Prefectural Office and Maebashi ParkKanetsu TransportationMaebashi Park, Shikishima Park Bus TerminalNippon Chuo BusMaebashi Park, Shikishima Park Bus TerminalNagai TransportMaebashi Park2Towards Shibukawa and Gundai HospitalKanetsu TransportationShibukawa Station, Pediatric Medical Center, Gunma University Aramaki Campus, Gundai Hospital3Towards Shikishima park, Gumma-Sōja Station and Central MaebashiKanetsu TransportationKawaramachi, Gunma Sport Complex CenterNippon Chuo BusGumma-Sōja Station, Chūō-Maebashi StationMai BusShin-Maebashi Station4Towards Isesaki, Tamamura, southern and eastern MaebashiKanetsu TransportationKeyaki WalkNippon Chuo BusIshiseki Town, Jonan Sports Park, Komagata Statio North exit, Keyaki WalkGunma-busRed Cross HospitalNagai TransportTamamura Town Hall, Gokan Town Entrance5Towards Takasaki, Yoshioka and western MaebashiKanetsu TransportationGunma Onsen, Gunma Prefectural Museum of LiteratureGunma Chuo BusTakasaki Station West ExitNippon Chuo BusMomoisen, Shintou OnsenGunma-busMisato, Aeon Mall TakasakiJoshin Kanko BusTakasaki Station West Exit6Towards Shin-Maebashi Station, Mount Akagi and northern MaebashiKanetsu TransportationFujimi Onsen, Akagi National Youth Exchange House, Mt. Akagi Visitor CenterGunma Chuo BusShin-Maebashi West ExitNippon Chuo BusFujimi Onsen, Fujimi Community CenterNagai TransportMine Park, Osakako, Ogikubo Park
South Exit Bus Rotary (Highway Busses)
Operating CompaniesDestinationKanetsu Transportation / Chiba KōtsūNarita AirportAirport Transport Service / Nippon Chuo BusHaneda AirportNippon Chuo BusOsakaToyama Station/Kanazawa StationSendai StationShinjuku Station/Akihabara Station/Tokyo StationKanetsu Transportation / FUJIKYU BUSFuji-Q Highland
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East Station information