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Shimo Suwa Station

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Elevation
  
767.5 meters

Line(s)
  
■ Chūō Main Line

Address
  
Japan

Rebuilt
  
1993

Operated by
  
JR East

Distance
  
206.3 km from Tokyo

Opened
  
25 November 1905

Tracks
  
3

Shimo-Suwa Station

Location
  
Hirose-cho, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano-ken 393-0056 Japan

Platforms
  
1 side + 1 island platform

Similar
  
Kami‑Suwa Station, Okaya Station, Kawagishi Station, Fujimi Station, Suzurannosato Station

Shimo-Suwa Station (下諏訪駅, Shimo-Suwa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in the town of Shimosuwa, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East)

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Lines

Shimo-Suwa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line and is 206.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Shimo-Suwa Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

The station opened on 25 November 1905. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was rebuilt in 1993.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,982 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Suwa taisha
  • Shimosuwa Town Hall
  • National Route 20
  • References

    Shimo-Suwa Station Wikipedia