Shimonoshō Station

Railway station in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Bus terminal

HistoryOpenedAugust 21, 1891; 132 years ago (1891-08-21)PassengersFY2019304 daily

Location
Shimonoshō Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Shimonoshō Station Shimonoshō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shimonoshō Station (下庄駅, Shimonoshō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Shimonoshō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Tsu, Iseshi, Toba, Shingu
2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Kameyama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kameyama	Local	Ishinden

History

Shimonoshō Station opened on August 21, 1891, as a station on the Tsu spur line of the privately owned Kansai Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, and it became the Sangu Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on October 12, 1909. The station was transferred to the control of the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station has been unattended since December 21, 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.