Shimonogō Station
Shimonogō Station (下之郷駅, Shimonogō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.
Shimonogō Station 下之郷駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimonogō Station in July 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 517-3 Shimonogō, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-1211 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°21′47.47″N 138°13′1.88″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ueda Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Bessho Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.1 km from Ueda | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BE09 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 June 1921 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 159 daily | ||||||||||
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  Shimonogō Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Shimonogō Station Shimonogō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Shimonogō Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks connected by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is one of the few stations on the line which is staffed.
Platforms
| “south” | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Shiodamachi and Bessho-Onsen |
| “north” | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Ueda |
History
The station opened on 17 June 1921. It was also the terminus for the now-discontinued Ueda—Maruko Electric Railways’s Nishi-Maruko Line from 1926 to 1963.
Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Shimonogō being assigned station number BE09.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Ueda Kotsu head office
- Higashi-Shioda Post Office
- Ikushimatarushima Jinja
See also
References
- "上田電鉄別所線 駅番号（駅ナンバリング）導入について" [Introduction of station numbers on the Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line] (PDF). uedadentetsu.com (in Japanese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入" [Information Regarding Station Numbering on the Ueda Electric Railway]. Rail Hobidas Online. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
External links
Media related to Shimonogō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)