Shimonomiya Station

Shimonomiya Station (下野宮駅, Shimonomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimonomiya Station 下野宮駅
Shimonomiya Station in October 2014
General information
Location	Shimonomiya 2256, Daigo-machi, Kuji-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-3555 Japan
Coordinates	36.8157°N 140.3753°E / 36.8157; 140.3753
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	62.0 km from Mito
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 16, 1930
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hitachi-Daigo towards Mito Suigun Line Yamatsuriyama towards Kōriyama
Location Shimonomiya Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Shimonomiya Station Shimonomiya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimonomiya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 62.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station side platform, 2014

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Shimonomiya Station opened on April 16, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 118
• Kujigawa River
• Shimonomiya Post Office
• Daigo Onsen
• Takachihara-iriguchi bus stop
  • Kamimyoga Line bound for Higashidate Station via Yamatsuriyama Station departs from the bus stop.

Route buses

• Ibaraki Kotsu
  • For Jaketsu^[1]
  • For Karatake-Kubo^[2]
  • For Hitachi-Daigo Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. The bus stop is close to the start of the trail of the Mount Yamizo
2. The walk brings from this bus stop to Oiwake bus stop at 25 minutes for 2km. Are able to transfer onto route bus of Fukushima Transportation bound for Higashidate Station at Oiwake bus stop.

External links

Media related to Shimonomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)