Shimosato Station

Shimosato Station (下里駅, Shimosato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shimosato Station 下里駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Shimosato Station, November 2017
General information
Location	662, Shimosato, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5142 Japan
Coordinates	33°34′56.65″N 135°55′20.47″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	201.1 km (125.0 miles) from Kameyama 20.9 km (13.0 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 July 1935 (1935-07-18)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	72 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Taiji Toward Kii-Katsuura and Shingū   Local   Kii-Uragami Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location Shimosato Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Shimosato Station Shimosato Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimosato Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 201.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 20.9 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama
2	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Taiji		Local		Kii-Uragami

History

Shimosato Station opened on July 18, 1935. 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• Shimosato Kofun (National Historic Site)
• Tamanoura beach
• Nachikatsuura Town Hall Shimosato Branch Office
• Shimosato Waterway Observatory, Maritime Security Headquarters, 5th Division
• Nachikatsuura Municipal Shimosato Junior High School
• Nachikatsuura Municipal Shimosato Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
3. 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Shimosato Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shimosato Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)