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 | |
| Location | Yamamoto Yumeishita 2, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0401 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°21′19.34″N 140°3′19.57″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Kururi Line |
| Distance | 15.2 km from Kisarazu |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | April 20, 1937 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2006 | 78 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.
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
- 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 Shimogōri Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
[[[Category:Kururi Line]]