Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (下総橘駅, Shimōsa-Tachibana-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Tōnoshō, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shimōsa-Tachibana Station 下総橘駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimōsa-Tachibana Station building with a gate | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ishide 1791, Tōnoshō-macci, Katori-gun, Chiba-ken 289-0612 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°49′08″N 140°42′07″E / 35.8189°N 140.7020°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Narita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.9 km from Sakura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 11, 1933 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 408 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Shimōsa-Tachibana Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi) from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Narita Line | For Chōshi |
| 2 | ■ Narita Line | For Sawara, Narita, Sakura, Chiba |
History edit
Shimōsa-Tachibana Station was opened on March 11, 1933, as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1972. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
National Route 356- Tonegawa Ohashi
- Tonosho Town Health and Welfare Center
- Tachibana Post Office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Shimosa-Tachibana Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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