Shimosato Station
Shimosato Station 下里駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Shimosato Station, November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 662, Shimosato, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5142 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°34′56.65″N 135°55′20.47″E / 33.5824028°N 135.9223528°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 201.1 km (125.0 miles) from Kameyama 20.9 km (13.0 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 July 1935[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 72 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Shimosato Station (下里駅, Shimosato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Shimosato Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 201.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 20.9 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Taiji | Local | Kii-Uragami | ||
History
[edit]Shimosato Station opened on July 18, 1935. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]- Shimosato Kofun (National Historic Site)
- Tamanoura beach
- Nachikatsuura Town Hall Shimosato Branch Office
- Shimosato Waterway Observatory, Maritime Security Headquarters, 5th Division
- Nachikatsuura Municipal Shimosato Junior High School
- Nachikatsuura Municipal Shimosato Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
- ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Shimosato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimosato Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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