Shimonogō Station

Shimonogō Station (下之郷駅, Shimonogō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Shimonogō Station

下之郷駅
Shimonogō Station in July 2007
General information
Location517-3 Shimonogō, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-1211
Japan
Coordinates36°21′47.47″N 138°13′1.88″E
Operated byUeda Electric Railway
Line(s) Bessho Line
Distance6.1 km from Ueda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeBE09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 June 1921
Passengers
FY2015159 daily
Services
Preceding station Ueda Electric Railway Following station
Nakashioda
BE10
towards Bessho-Onsen
Bessho Line Daigakumae
BE08
towards Ueda
Location
Shimonogō Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Shimonogō Station
Shimonogō Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Shimonogō Station is located in Japan
Shimonogō Station
Shimonogō Station
Shimonogō Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimonogō Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks connected by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is one of the few stations on the line which is staffed.

Platforms

“south”  Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line for Shiodamachi and Bessho-Onsen
“north”  Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line for Ueda

History

The station opened on 17 June 1921. It was also the terminus for the now-discontinued Ueda—Maruko Electric Railways’s Nishi-Maruko Line from 1926 to 1963.

Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Shimonogō being assigned station number BE09.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Ueda Kotsu head office
  • Higashi-Shioda Post Office
  • Ikushimatarushima Jinja

See also

References

  1. "上田電鉄別所線 駅番号(駅ナンバリング)導入について" [Introduction of station numbers on the Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line] (PDF). uedadentetsu.com (in Japanese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. "【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入" [Information Regarding Station Numbering on the Ueda Electric Railway]. Rail Hobidas Online. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.

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