Shimosato Station

Coordinates: 33°34′56.65″N 135°55′20.47″E / 33.5824028°N 135.9223528°E / 33.5824028; 135.9223528
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Shimosato Station

下里駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Shimosato Station
Shimosato Station, November 2017
General information
Location662, Shimosato, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5142
Japan
Coordinates33°34′56.65″N 135°55′20.47″E / 33.5824028°N 135.9223528°E / 33.5824028; 135.9223528
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance201.1 km (125.0 mi) from Kameyama
20.9 km (13.0 mi) from Shingū
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 July 1935 (1935-07-18)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY201972 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Taiji
Toward Kii-Katsuura and Shingū
  Local   Kii-Uragami
Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Shimosato Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Shimosato Station
Shimosato Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Shimosato Station is located in Japan
Shimosato Station
Shimosato Station
Shimosato Station (Japan)

Shimosato Station (下里駅, Shimosato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Shimosato Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 201.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 20.9 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of a two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms[edit]

1   W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama
2   W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Taiji   Local   Kii-Uragami

History[edit]

Shimosato Station opened on July 18, 1935. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. ^ 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. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to Shimosato Station at Wikimedia Commons