Shimomizo Station Explained

Shimomizo Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:下溝駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shimomizo 1364, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0335
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.5182°N 139.3806°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Sagami Line
Distance:23.5 km from .
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:April 29, 1931
Passengers:1,134 daily (boarding passengers)
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shimomizo Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shimomizo Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 23.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform with an unattended station building.

History

Shimomizo Station was opened on April 29, 1931 as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from October 1962. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2014_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014). 2015. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.