Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Explained

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:下総橘駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ishide 1791, Tōnoshō-macci, Katori-gun, Chiba-ken 289-0612
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Narita Line
Distance:62.9 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:March 11, 1933
Passengers:408
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shimōsa-Tachibana Station

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

Lines

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 62.9km (39.1miles) from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Station layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_06.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.