Operated by JR Central Passengers (FY2010) 354 daily Opened 1891 | Address Japan | |
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Similar Ishinden Station, Aso Station, Ōuchiyama Station, Kii‑Ichigi Station, Sana Station | ||
Shimonoshō Station (下庄駅, Shimonoshō-eki) is a railway station in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
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History
Shimonoshō Station opened on August 21, 1891, as a station on the Tsu spur line of the privately owned Kansai Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, and it became the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on October 12, 1909. The station was transferred to the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station has been unattended since December 21, 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
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Station layout
Shimonoshō Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overpass. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room.