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Shimomizo Station

Coordinates: 35°31′5.5″N 139°22′50″E / 35.518194°N 139.38056°E / 35.518194; 139.38056
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Shimomizo Station

下溝駅
General information
LocationShimomizo 1364, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
(神奈川県相模原市南区下溝1364)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Sagami Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1931
Passengers
20081,001 daily

Shimomizo Station (下溝駅, Shimomizo-eki) is a train station in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 23.5 rail kilometers from the terminal station of the Sagami Line, Chigasaki.

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. The station has been manned since 2004.

Line

Shimomizo Station is served by the following line:

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform and a dilapidated wooden station building.

Adjacent stations

Service
Sobudaishita   JR Sagami Line   Harataima

35°31′5.5″N 139°22′50″E / 35.518194°N 139.38056°E / 35.518194; 139.38056