Shimotsu Station Explained

Shimotsu Station
Native Name:下津駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:756-8 Shimotsu, Shimotsu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0101
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:361.1km (224.4miles) from
180.9km (112.4miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:[1]
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:383 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shimotsu Station
Services Collapsible:yes

is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Shimotsu Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 361.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 180.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

History

Shimotsu Station opened on August 20, 1924. 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 383 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sone, Satoru. ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.. 週刊朝日百科. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. 2010-01-10. 19–21.
  2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html. ja:和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行). Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Wakayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.