Shimodaira Station

Shimodaira Station (下平駅, Shimodaira-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Takamori, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Shimodaira Station 下平駅
Shimodaira Station in August 2011
General information
Location	Yamabuki, Shimodaira, Takamori-cho, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-3101 Japan
Coordinates	35.5724°N 137.8959°E / 35.5724; 137.8959
Elevation	442 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	139.5 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	13 March 1923
Passengers
FY2016	106 (daily)
Location
Shimodaira Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Shimodaira Station Shimodaira Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimodaira Station is served by the Iida Line and is 139.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended. There is no station building, but only a waiting room on the platform.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Rapid Misuzu: Does not stop at this station
Ichida		Local		Yamabuki

History

Shimodaira Station opened on 13 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in February 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 106 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Tenryū River
• National Route 153

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimodaira Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shimodaira Station information (in Japanese)