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Railway station in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shimotsu Station (下津駅, Shimotsu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shimotsu Station 下津駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station building, March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 756-8 Shimotsu, Shimotsu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0101 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.1081°N 135.1455°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 361.1 km (224.4 mi) from Kameyama 180.9 km (112.4 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 August 1924[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 383 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shimotsu Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 361.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 180.9 kilometers from Shingū.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Hatsushima | Local | Kamogō |
Shimotsu Station opened on August 20, 1924. 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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 383 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]