Shimomizo Station
Shimomizo Station (下溝駅, Shimomizo-eki) is a train station in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 23.5 rail kilometers from the terminal station of the Sagami Line, Chigasaki.
Shimomizo Station 下溝駅 | |
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| Location | Shimomizo 1364, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa （神奈川県相模原市南区下溝1364） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Sagami Line |
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| Opened | 1931 |
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| Passengers (2008) | 1,001 daily |
History
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. The station has been manned since 2004.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform and a dilapidated wooden station building.
Adjacent stations
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| Sobudaishita | JR Sagami Line | Harataima |