Shimokita Station

Shimokita Station (下北駅, Shimokita-eki) 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 Ōhata Line, which closed in 2001 and was replaced by a bus line.

Shimokita Station

下北駅
Shimokita Station in August 2009
Location4-13 Shimokita, Mutsu-shi, Aomori-ken 035-0061
Japan
Coordinates41°16′59.55″N 141°11′23.50″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōminato Line
Distance55.5 km from Noheji
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 6, 1939
Rebuilt2009
Passengers
FY20188193 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Chikagawa
(limited service)
toward Aomori or Hachinohe
Shimokita Ōminato
Terminus
Akagawa
toward Noheji
Ōminato Line
Location
Shimokita Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Shimokita Station
Shimokita Station (Japan)

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.

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.

History

Shimokita Station opened on December 6, 1939 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of December 1, 1983. 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.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 193 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Mutsu City Hall
  • Mutsu City Library
  • Mutsu Post Office
  • Mutsu General Hospital

See also

References

  1. "下北駅新駅舎利用開始しました。" (Press release). Mutsu City. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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