Shimotsu Station

Railway station in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Shimotsu Station

下津駅

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°06′29″N 135°08′44″E﻿ / ﻿34.1081°N 135.1455°E﻿ / 34.1081; 135.1455
Owned by|  West Japan Railway Company
Operated by|  West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)|  W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance| 361.1 km (224.4 miles) from Kameyama
180.9 km (112.4 miles) from Shingū
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Train operators|  West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 20 August 1924 (1924-08-20)[1]
Electrified| 1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019| 383 daily

Services

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W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hatsushima |  | Local  |  | Kamogō

Location

Shimotsu Station

Location within Wakayama Prefecture

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Shimotsu Station

Shimotsu Station (Japan)

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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).

## Lines

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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.

## Station layout

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

### Platforms

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1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)  | for Wakayama and Tennōji

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2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)  | for Gobō and Shingū

## Adjacent stations

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« | Service  | »

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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

## History

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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.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 383 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

## Surrounding Area

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* Kainan City Shimotsu Administration Bureau Shimotsu Branch Office
* Kainan City Shimotsu Elementary School
* Kainan City Shimotsu Daiichi Junior High School

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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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. 19–21.19-21&rft.pub=Asahi+Shimbun+Publications+Inc.&rft.date=2010-01-10&rft.aulast=Sone&rft.aufirst=Satoru&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Shimotsu+Station" class="Z3988">
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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

## External links

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Media related to Shimotsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Shimotsu Station Official Site

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Stations of the JR West Kinokuni Line (Kisei Main Line)

Shingū–Wakayama
(Kinokuni Line)|

* Shingū
* Miwasaki
* Kii-Sano
* Ukui
* Nachi
* Kii-Temma
* Kii-Katsuura
* Yukawa
* Taiji
* Shimosato
* Kii-Uragami
* Kii-Tahara
* Koza
* Kii-Hime
* Kushimoto
* Kii-Arita
* Tanami
* Tako
* Wabuka
* Esumi
* Mirozu
* Susami
* Kii-Hiki
* Tsubaki
* Kii-Tonda
* Shirahama
* Asso
* Kii-Shinjō
* Kii-Tanabe
* Haya
* Minabe
* Iwashiro
* Kirime
* Inami
* Inahara
* Wasa
* Dōjōji
* Gobō
* Kii-Uchihara
* Kii-Yura
* Hirokawa Beach
* Yuasa
* Fujinami
* Kii-Miyahara
* Minoshima
* Hatsushima
* Shimotsu
* Kamogō
* Shimizuura
* Kainan
* Kuroe
* Kimiidera
* Miyamae
* Wakayama

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* Wakayama
* Kiwa
* Wakayamashi

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