Shimonoshō Station

下庄駅
Shimonoshō Station
General information
Location578 Shimonoshō, Kameyama-shi, Mie-ken 519-0133
Japan
Coordinates34°48′52.45″N 136°28′47.05″E / 34.8145694°N 136.4797361°E / 34.8145694; 136.4797361
Operated by JR Tōkai
Line(s) Kisei Main Line
Distance5.5 km from Kameyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1891 (1891-08-21)
Passengers
FY2019304 daily
Location
Shimonoshō Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Shimonoshō Station
Shimonoshō Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Shimonoshō Station is located in Japan
Shimonoshō Station
Shimonoshō Station
Shimonoshō Station (Japan)

Shimonoshō Station (下庄駅, Shimonoshō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Shimonoshō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room.

Platforms

1  Kisei Main Line For Tsu, Iseshi, Toba, Shingu
2  Kisei Main Line For Kameyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kameyama   Local   Ishinden

History

Shimonoshō Station opened on August 21, 1891, as a station on the Tsu spur line of the privately owned Kansai Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, and it became the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on October 12, 1909. The station was transferred to the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station has been unattended since December 21, 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 304 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Tsu City Toyogaoka Elementary School
  • Tsutoyogaoka Post Office

See also

References

  1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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