Shimotsuma Station

Shimotsuma Station (下妻駅, Shimotsuma-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Shimotsuma Station 下妻駅
Shimotsuma Station, July 2008
General information
Location	Shimotsumaotsu 363-2, Shimotsuma-shi, Ibaraki-ken 304-0067 Japan
Coordinates	36.1822°N 139.9651°E / 36.1822; 139.9651
Operated by	Kantō Railway
Line(s)	■ Jōsō Line
Distance	36.1 km from Toride
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1913 (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY2017	1734
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station Ishige towards Toride Jōsō Line Rapid Shimodate Terminus Sōdō towards Toride Jōsō Line Local Daihō towards Shimodate
Location Shimotsuma Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Shimotsuma Station Shimotsuma Station (Japan)

Platforms, 2016

Lines

Shimotsuma Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 36.1 km (22.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by both a level crossing and a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Jōsō Line	for Shimodate
2	■ Jōsō Line	for Moriya and Toride
3	■ Jōsō Line	not in normal operation

History

Shimotsuma Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1734 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Shimotsuma City Hall
• Shimotsuma Post Office
• National Route 125

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimotsuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kantō Railway Station Information (in Japanese)