Shimosato Station (下里駅,Shimosato-eki) is a passengerrailway station located in the town ofNachikatsuura,Higashimuro District,Wakayama Prefecture,Japan, operated byWest Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shimosato Station 下里駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Shimosato Station, November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 662, Shimosato, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5142 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°34′56.65″N135°55′20.47″E / 33.5824028°N 135.9223528°E /33.5824028; 135.9223528 | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 201.1 km (125.0 miles) fromKameyama 20.9 km (13.0 miles) fromShingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 July 1935 (1935-07-18)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 72 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShimosato Station is served by theKisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 201.1 kilometers from theterminus of the line atKameyama Station and 20.9 kilometers fromShingū.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a two opposedside platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forKushimoto,Kii-Tanabe, andWakayama |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forKii-Katsuura andShingū |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited ExpressKuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Taiji | Local | Kii-Uragami | ||
History
editShimosato Station opened on July 18, 1935. With the privatization of theJapan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
edit- Shimosato Kofun (National Historic Site)
- Tamanoura beach
- Nachikatsuura Town Hall Shimosato Branch Office
- Shimosato Waterway Observatory, Maritime Security Headquarters, 5th Division
- Nachikatsuura Municipal Shimosato Junior High School
- Nachikatsuura Municipal Shimosato Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.).週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
- ^『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related toShimosato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimosato Station (West Japan Railway)(in Japanese)
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