Shimokita Station Explained

Shimokita Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:下北駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jre
Address:4-13 Shimokita, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0061
Country:Japan
Coordinates:41.2832°N 141.1899°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōminato Line
Distance:55.5 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:1
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:December 6, 1939
Rebuilt:2009
Passengers:193 daily
Pass Year:FY20188
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).It was formerly also the terminal station for the Shimokita Kōtsu Company's, which closed in 2001 and was replaced by a bus line. [1] [2]

Lines

Shimokita Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 55.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station.[2]

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform, of which only one side is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The other side of the platform was formerly used for the now-defunct Ōhata Line. The station building is attended, and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office as well as an automatic ticket machine.[2] [1]

Platforms

History

Shimokita Station opened on December 6, 1939 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was completely rebuilt in 2009.[3] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 193 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 下北駅. Shimokita Station. 31 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア. 2015 . Kodansha. 4062951754. Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area. Japanese.
  3. 下北駅新駅舎利用開始しました。 . Mutsu City . 2009-01-23 . 2009-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030131058/http://www.city.mutsu.lg.jp/news/index.cfm/detail.1.6254.html . 2014-10-30 .
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 April 2020.