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Shimonoshō Station (下庄駅, Shimonoshō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Shimonoshō Station 下庄駅 | |||||
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 Shimonoshō Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 578 Shimonoshō, Kameyama-shi, Mie-ken 519-0133 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′52.45″N 136°28′47.05″E / 34.8145694°N 136.4797361°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Tōkai | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 5.5 km from Kameyama | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
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| History | |||||
| Opened | August 21, 1891 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 304 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Shimonoshō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Tsu, Iseshi, Toba, Shingu |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Kameyama |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kameyama | Local | Ishinden | ||
History edit
Shimonoshō Station opened on August 21, 1891, as a station on the Tsu spur line of the privately owned Kansai Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, and it became the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on October 12, 1909. The station was transferred to the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station has been unattended since December 21, 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 304 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Tsu City Toyogaoka Elementary School
- Tsutoyogaoka Post Office
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
Media related to Shimonoshō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Central timetable[permanent dead link] (in Japanese)