Shimohōjō Station (下北条駅, Shimohōjō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hokuei, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Shimohōjō Station 下北条駅 | |||||||
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 Shimohōjō Station, March 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Kitao, Hokuei-chō, Tōhaku-gun, Tottori-shi 689-2114 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′54.89″N 133°48′32.67″E / 35.4819139°N 133.8090750°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | ||||||
| Distance | 275.2 km (171.0 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 10 March 1915 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 140 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editShimohōjō Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 275.2 km (171.0 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform connected by a level crossing to the station building. Trains bound for Tottori arrive and depart from the platform on the station building side, and trains bound for Yonago arrive and depart from the platform on the opposite side. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■  San'in Main Line
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for Kurayoshi and Tottori |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Urayasu and Yonago |
Adjacent stations
editWest Japan Railway Company (JR West)
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanin Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Super Oki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Super Matsukaze: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kurayoshi | Express "Tottori Liner" | Yura | ||
| Kurayoshi | Local | Yura | ||
History
editShimohōjō Station opened on March 10, 1915. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 140 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hojo Yubara Road Hokuei IC
- Japan National Route 313
- Tottori Prefectural Route 201
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Shimohōjō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimohōjō Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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