Minami-Shisui Station Explained

Minami-Shisui Station
Native Name:南酒々井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Mabashi 569, Shisui-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 285-0914
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Sōbu Main Line
Distance:59.3 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:September 10, 1914
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Minami-Shisui Station
Passengers:208 daily
Pass Year:FY 2006

is a passenger railway station in the town of Shisui, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Minami-Shisui Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, and is located 59.3 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The platforms are short and can only accommodate trains of eight carriages in length. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Minami-Shisui Station was opened on September 10, 1914 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both passenger and freight operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. A new station building was completed in 1980. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station waiting room was renovated in 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 208 passengers daily[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h19/index.html#11 . ja:千葉県統計年鑑(平成19年. Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006). 2007. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.