Shimomizo Station (下溝駅, Shimomizo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimomizo Station

下溝駅
Shimomizo Station in May 2017
General information
LocationShimomizo 1364, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0335
Japan
Coordinates35°31′5.5″N 139°22′50″E / 35.518194°N 139.38056°E / 35.518194; 139.38056
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sagami Line
Distance23.5 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 29, 1931
Passengers
FY20141,134 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Harataima
towards Hachiōji
Sagami Line Sobudaishita
towards Chigasaki
Location
Shimomizo Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Shimomizo Station
Shimomizo Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Shimomizo Station is located in Japan
Shimomizo Station
Shimomizo Station
Shimomizo Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shimomizo Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 23.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform with an unattended station building.

History

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Shimomizo Station was opened on April 29, 1931 as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from October 1962. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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