Shimoji Station

Shimoji Station (下地駅, Shimoji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CD02
Shimoji Station

下地駅
Shimoji Station, March 2011
LocationUshiroguchi Yokosukacho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken 440-0093
Japan
Coordinates34.7810°N 137.3705°E / 34.7810; 137.3705
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance2.2 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCD02
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1943
Passengers
FY2017194 daily
Location
Shimoji Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Shimoji Station
Shimoji Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Shimoji Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 2.2 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms built on an embankment, connected by an underpass crossing. The area in between the side platforms is filled in, forming what is effectively an island platform. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Iida Line For Toyokawa and Iida
2 ■ Iida Line For Toyohashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Funamachi   Local (普通)   Kozakai

Station history

Shimoji Station was established on December 23, 1925 as a temporary stop on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō) connecting Toyohashi with Toyokawa.[1] On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and Shimoji became a full station at that time.[2] The current station building was constructed in 1974. The station has been unattended since April 1985. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 194 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. (8), pp. 20, 21, 22, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. "ja:豊橋市統計書 １０－２ 東 海 旅 客 鉄 道 の 乗 客" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyohashi City. 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

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