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Railway station in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Maebashi Station
前橋駅
Maebashi Station, South exit, January 2007
General information
Location2 Omotechō, Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken 371-0024
Japan
Coordinates36°23′01″N 139°04′25″E / 36.3837°N 139.0735°E / 36.3837; 139.0735
Operated by JR East
Line(s)     Ryōmō Line
Distance81.9 kilometres (50.9 mi) from Oyama
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1889; 135 years ago (1889-11-20)
Passengers
FY20217,901 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Maebashitowards Tokyo Takasaki LineLocal
Ryōmō Line through-service 		Terminus
Shin-Maebashitowards Odawara Shōnan–Shinjuku LineRapid
Shin-Maebashitowards Takasaki Ryōmō Line Maebashi-Ōshimatowards Oyama
Location
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Maebashi Station (前橋駅, Maebashi-eki) 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 81.9 km (50.9 mi) from the starting point of the line at Oyama Station, and 9.8 km (6.1 mi) from Takasaki Station. The preceding station of Maebashi-Ōshima is 5.8 km (3.6 mi) away and the following station of Shin-Maebashi is 3.2 km (2.0 mi) away. Some Shōnan Shinjuku Line and the 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.

  • Ticket Gate July 2021 Ticket Gate July 2021
  • Platforms 1 and 2 July 2021 Platforms 1 and 2 July 2021
  • Platform 3 July 2021 Platform 3 July 2021

Platforms

Source:

1
2 		■ Ryōmō Line for Isesaki, Kiryū, and Oyama
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Takasaki and Shinjuku
JU Takasaki Line via (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Takasaki and Tokyo
3 ■ Ryōmō Line for Takasaki

Station facilities

  • VIEW ALTTE (JR East ATM)
  • NewDays [ja] 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
    • Gunma Bank [ja], Towa Bank [ja] ATM corner

History

Maebashi Station in the early 20th century

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 CO2 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 statistics
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers 		Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers 		Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
2000 10,593 2010 9,422 2020 7,304
2001 10,334 2011 9,294 2021 7,901
2002 10,011 2012 9,693
2003 9,961 2013 10,107
2004 9,742 2014 10,035
2005 9,571 2015 10,188
2006 9,511 2016 10,353
2007 9,607 2017 10,490
2008 9,853 2018 10,682
2009 9,567 2019 10,511

Surrounding area

North exit

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 stand Direction Operating Companies Destination
1 Towards Gunma Prefectural Office and

Maebashi Park

Kanetsu Transportation Maebashi Park, Shikishima Park Bus Terminal
Nippon Chuo Bus Maebashi Park, Shikishima Park Bus Terminal
Nagai Transport Maebashi Park
2 Towards Shibukawa and

Gundai Hospital

Kanetsu Transportation Shibukawa Station, Pediatric Medical Center, Gunma University Aramaki Campus, Gundai Hospital
3 Towards Shikishima park, Gumma-Sōja Station

and Central Maebashi

Kanetsu Transportation Kawaramachi, Gunma Sport Complex Center
Nippon Chuo Bus Gumma-Sōja Station, Chūō-Maebashi Station
Mai Bus Shin-Maebashi Station
4 Towards Isesaki, Tamamura,

southern and eastern Maebashi

Kanetsu Transportation Keyaki Walk
Nippon Chuo Bus Ishiseki Town, Jonan Sports Park, Komagata Statio North exit, Keyaki Walk
Gunma-bus Red Cross Hospital
Nagai Transport Tamamura Town Hall, Gokan Town Entrance
5 Towards Takasaki, Yoshioka and

western Maebashi

Kanetsu Transportation Gunma Onsen, Gunma Prefectural Museum of Literature
Gunma Chuo Bus Takasaki Station West Exit
Nippon Chuo Bus Momoisen, Shintou Onsen
Gunma-bus Misato, Aeon Mall Takasaki
Joshin Kanko Bus Takasaki Station West Exit
6 Towards Shin-Maebashi Station, Mount Akagi

and northern Maebashi

Kanetsu Transportation Fujimi Onsen, Akagi National Youth Exchange House, Mt. Akagi Visitor Center
Gunma Chuo Bus Shin-Maebashi West Exit
Nippon Chuo Bus Fujimi Onsen, Fujimi Community Center
Nagai Transport Mine Park, Osakako, Ogikubo Park

South Exit Bus Rotary (Highway Busses)

Highway Bus at Maebashi Station
Operating Companies Destination
Kanetsu Transportation / Chiba Kōtsū Narita Airport
Airport Transport Service / Nippon Chuo Bus Haneda Airport
Nippon Chuo Bus Osaka
Toyama Station/Kanazawa Station
Sendai Station
Shinjuku Station/Akihabara Station/Tokyo Station
Kanetsu Transportation / FUJIKYU BUS Fuji-Q Highland

See also

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External links

Stations of the Ryōmō Line
Stations of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Takasaki Line - Tōkaidō Main Line JS
Utsunomiya Line - Yokosuka Line
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