Shimonogō Station
Shimonogō Station (下之郷駅, Shimonogō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.
Shimonogō Station 下之郷駅 | |
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 Shimonogō Station in July 2007 | |
| Location | 517-3 Shimonogō, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-1211 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°21′47.47″N 138°13′1.88″E |
| Operated by | Ueda Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Bessho Line |
| Distance | 6.1 km from Ueda |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | BE09 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 June 1921 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 159 daily |
| Location | |
  Shimonogō Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Shimonogō Station Shimonogō Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Shimonogō Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks connected by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is one of the few stations on the line which is staffed.
Platforms
| “south” | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Shiodamachi and Bessho-Onsen |
| “north” | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Ueda |
History
The station opened on 17 June 1921. It was also the terminus for the now-discontinued Ueda—Maruko Electric Railways’s Nishi-Maruko Line from 1926 to 1963.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Ueda Kotsu head office
- Higashi-Shioda Post Office
- Ikushimatarushima Jinja
See also
References
- 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)