Shimoji Station

CD02 Shimoji Station 下地駅
Shimoji Station, March 2011
General information
Location	Ushiroguchi Yokosukacho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken 440-0093 Japan
Coordinates	34.7810°N 137.3705°E / 34.7810; 137.3705
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	2.2 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	CD02
History
Opened	August 1, 1943
Passengers
FY2017	194 daily
Location Shimoji Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Shimoji Station Shimoji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Shimoji Station (下地駅, Shimoji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Shimoji Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 2.2 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms built on an embankment, connected by an underpass crossing. The area in between the side platforms is filled in, forming what is effectively an island platform. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	For Toyokawa and Iida
2	■ Iida Line	For Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
All services on Meitetsu (Sharing tracks with Ilda Line): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Funamachi		Local (普通)		Kozakai

Station history

Shimoji Station was established on December 23, 1925 as a temporary stop on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō) connecting Toyohashi with Toyokawa.[1] On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and Shimoji became a full station at that time.[2] The current station building was constructed in 1974. The station has been unattended since April 1985. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the Iida Line in March 2018; Shimoji Station was assigned station number CE02.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 194 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

• Toyokawa River
• Japan National Route 1

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, 22, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9
2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "ja:豊橋市統計書 １０－２ 東 海 旅 客 鉄 道 の 乗 客" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyohashi City. 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Shimoji Station at Wikimedia Commons