Shimogōri Station

35°21′19.34″N 140°3′19.57″E / 35.3553722°N 140.0554361°E / 35.3553722; 140.0554361Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Kururi LineDistance15.2 km from KisarazuPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 20, 1937PassengersFY200678 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Makuta towards Kisarazu		Kururi Line		Obitsu towards Kazusa-Kameyama

Location
Shimogōri Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shimogōri Station Shimogōri Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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).

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.

Platform

1

■ Kururi Line

For Kisarazu Kazusa-Kameyama

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

• National Route 410

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Shimogōri Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)