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Railway station in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

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Shimotsuma Station
下妻駅
Shimotsuma Station, July 2008
General information
LocationShimotsumaotsu 363-2, Shimotsuma-shi, Ibaraki-ken 304-0067
Japan
Coordinates36°10′56″N 139°57′54″E / 36.1822°N 139.9651°E / 36.1822; 139.9651
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s)Jōsō Line
Distance36.1 km from Toride
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1913; 111 years ago (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY20171734
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station
Ishigetowards Toride Jōsō LineRapid ShimodateTerminus
Sōdōtowards Toride Jōsō LineLocal Daihōtowards Shimodate
Location
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Platforms, 2016

Shimotsuma Station (下妻駅, Shimotsuma-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Lines

Shimotsuma Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 36.1 km (22.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by both a level crossing and a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Jōsō Line for Shimodate
2 ■ Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride
3 ■ Jōsō Line not in normal operation

History

Shimotsuma Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1734 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 乗降人数(関東鉄道) [Station passenger figures] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shimotsuma City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Shimotsuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Kantō Railway Jōsō Line
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