Jimbohara Station

Jimbohara Station 神保原駅
entrance of Jimbohara Station
General information
Location	267-5 Jimmbohara Kamisato-machi, Kodama-gun, Saitama-ken 369-0305 Japan
Coordinates	36.2538°N 139.1489°E / 36.2538; 139.1489
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Distance	59.7 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 November 1897
Passengers
FY2019	2799 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinmachi towards Takasaki Takasaki Line Rapid Urban Honjō One-way operation Shinmachi towards Maebashi Takasaki Line Local Honjō towards Tokyo Shinmachi towards Takasaki Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Special Rapid Honjō towards Odawara Shinmachi towards Maebashi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid
Location Jimbohara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Jimbohara Station Jimbohara Station (Japan)

Jimbohara Station (神保原駅, Jimbohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kamisato, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Jimbohara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 59.7 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with a single-story station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1,2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Main Line and JT Itō Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2,3	■ Takasaki Line	for Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

Jimbohara Station opened on 15 November 1897. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2799 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kamisato Town Hall
• Kamisato Post Office
• National Route 17

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jimbohara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Jimbohara Station