Shimomizo Station

Shimomizo Station (下溝駅, Shimomizo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimomizo Station 下溝駅
Shimomizo Station in May 2017
General information
Location	Shimomizo 1364, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0335 Japan
Coordinates	35°31′5.5″N 139°22′50″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sagami Line
Distance	23.5 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 29, 1931
Passengers
FY2014	1,134 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Harataima towards Hachiōji Sagami Line Sobudaishita towards Chigasaki
Location Shimomizo Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Shimomizo Station Shimomizo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimomizo Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 23.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform with an unattended station building.

History

Shimomizo Station was opened on April 29, 1931 as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from October 1962. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Camp Zama

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan