Shimogōri Station

Shimogōri Station (下郡駅, Shimogōri-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimogōri Station

下郡駅
Shimogōri Station
LocationYamamoto Yumeishita 2, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0401
Japan
Coordinates35°21′19.34″N 140°3′19.57″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kururi Line
Distance15.2 km from Kisarazu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 20, 1937
Passengers
FY200678 daily
Location
Shimogōri Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Shimogōri Station
Shimogōri Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimogōri Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 15.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

1  Kururi Line For Kisarazu
Kazusa-Kameyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kururi Line
Makuta - Obitsu

History

Shimogōri Station was opened on April 20, 1937. It was closed in 1944 due to World War II, but reopened in January 1947, but as utilization was very low, it closed again until April 1, 1956. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 78 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 千葉県統計年鑑(平成19年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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