Shimōsa-Toyosato Station
Shimōsa-Toyosato Station (下総豊里駅, Shimōsa-Toyosato-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chōshi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shimōsa-Toyosato Station 下総豊里駅 | |
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 Shimōsa-Toyosato Station, December 2009 | |
| Location | Sasamoto-chō 73-4, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0873 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.7928°N 140.7208°E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Narita Line |
| Distance | 66.2 km from Sakura |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | March 11, 1933 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2006 | 171 |
| Location | |
  Shimōsa-Toyosato Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Shimōsa-Toyosato Station Shimōsa-Toyosato Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Shimōsa-Toyosato Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 66.2 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.
Station layout
The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is unattended.
History
Shimōsa-Toyosato Station was opened on March 11, 1933 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1971. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2008.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 171 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 356- Chōshi City Hall Toyosato Branch Office
- Chōshi Municipal No. 7 Junior High School
- Toyosato Elementary School, Choshi City
See also
References
- 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.
External links
Media related to Shimosa-Toyosato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)