Shimōsa-Nakayama Station

Shimōsa-Nakayama Station (下総中山駅, Shimōsa-Nakayama-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

JB29 Shimōsa-Nakayama Station 下総中山駅
Shimōsa-Nakayama Station north side, March 2007
General information
Location	2-17 Motonakayama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0035 Japan
Coordinates	35.7141°N 139.9431°E / 35.7141; 139.9431
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Distance	19.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 April 1895
Passengers
FY2019	24,181
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Moto-Yawata JB28 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Nishi-Funabashi JB30 towards Chiba
Location Shimōsa-Nakayama Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shimōsa-Nakayama Station Shimōsa-Nakayama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimōsa-Nakayama Station is served by Chūō-Sōbu Line local services and is located 19.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo and 20.2 kilometers from Chiba.

Station layout

South entrance, March 2007

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba

History

Shimōsa-Nakayama Station opened on 12 April 1895.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,181 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below:

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	21,720[4]
2005	22,835[5]
2010	23,325[6]
2015	22,902[7]

Surrounding area

South side

• Keisei Nakayama Station (Keisei Main Line)
• Hokekyō-ji Temple

North side

• Funabashi No. 6 Junior High School^[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（下総中山駅） [Station Information (Shimōsa-Nakayama Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. Funabashi No. 6 Junior High School website Retrieved 15 January 2013. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Shimōsa-Nakayama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shimōsa-Nakayama Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)