Shimogōri Station

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).

Shimogōri Station 下郡駅
Shimogōri Station
General information
Location	Yamamoto Yumeishita 2, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0401 Japan
Coordinates	35°21′19.34″N 140°3′19.57″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kururi Line
Distance	15.2 km from Kisarazu
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 20, 1937
Passengers
FY2006	78 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Makuta towards Kisarazu Kururi Line Obitsu towards Kazusa-Kameyama
Location Shimogōri Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Shimogōri Station Shimogōri Station (Japan)

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.

Surrounding area

• National Route 410

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimogōri Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)