Shimosato Station

Location
	Shimosato Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Shimosato Station Shimosato Station (Japan)

Shimosato Station

下里駅
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 / 33.5824028°N 135.9223528°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
Electrified	1978
Passengers
FY2019	72 daily
Services
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Location
Location
	Shimosato Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Shimosato Station Shimosato Station (Japan)

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).

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

References

^ 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.
^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
^ 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

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Shimosato Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)

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[sone25-1] 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.

[Wakayama2019stats-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.

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