Shimo-Togari Station

{{short description|Railway station in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan}}{{More citations needed|date=March 2023}}{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CB|16|size=50}}
Shimo-Togari Station

| native_name = 下土狩駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Shimotogari-Station 20111113.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Entrance to Shimotogari Station in November 2011

| other_name =

| style = JR Central

| address = Shimo-Togari 1283-9, Nagaizumi-cho, Suntō-gun, Shizuoka-ken

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|7|47|N|138|53|43|E|display=inline, title|region:JP_type:railwaystation}}

| operator = 20px JR Central

| line = 18px Gotemba Line

| distance = 55.6 kilometers from {{STN|Kōzu|x|Kanagawa}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code = CB16

| status = Staffed

| opened = August 1, 1944

| closed =

| former = Mishima (to 1934)

| passengers = 1354 daily

| pass_year = FY2017

| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Shimo-Togari Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR Central

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{{nihongo|Shimo-Togari Station|下土狩駅|Shimo-Togari-eki}} is a railway station in the town of Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Shimo-Togari Station is served by the JR Central Gotemba Line, and is located 55.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Kōzu|x|Kanagawa}}.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. The station building is to the east of tracks and connected to the platform with a footbridge. It has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles, and a staffed ticket office.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|name=Gotemba Line|col=green|dir=for {{STN|Numazu|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=2|name=Gotemba Line|col=green|dir=for {{STN|Susono|x}}, {{STN|Gotemba|x}}, {{STN|Matsuda|x}}, and {{STN|Kōzu|x|Kanagawa}}}}

History

The station first opened on June 15, 1898 as Mishima Station on the original route of the Tōkaidō Main Line under the Japanese Government Railways. It was renamed Shimo-Togari Station on October 1, 1934 shortly before the opening of the Tanna Tunnel created a more direct route from {{STN|Atami|x}} to {{STN|Numazu|x}} and led to the creation of a new Mishima Station further south. JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1946. Regularly scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1982. Along with privatization and division of JNR, JR Central started operating the station from April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Togari Station was assigned station number CB16.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1354 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|script-title=ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年))|year= 2018|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 July 2019}}