Shimodate Station
{{short description|Railway station in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shimodate Station
| native_name = 下館駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Shimodate Station 20120325.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Shimodate Station, March 2012
| other_name =
| address = Otsu 86, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki-ken 308-0041
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|36.3037129|139.9783516|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
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| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{colorbull|mediumblue}}Mito Line
- {{colorbull|limegreen}} Mooka Line
- {{colorbull|purple}} Jōsō Line
}}
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=825}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1889|01|16|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Shimodate Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Mito|left=Tamado|right=Niihari
| system2 = Kanto|line2=Joso|left2=Shimotsuma|note-mid2=Rapid
| line3 = Joso|left3=Ōtagō|note-mid3=Local
| system4 = Mooka|line4=SL|right4=Orimoto
| line5 = Mooka|right5=Shimodate-Nikōmae}}
}}
File:Kanto-railway-Shimodate-station-platform.jpg
{{Nihongo|Shimodate Station|下館駅|Shimodate-eki}} is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), together with the private railway operator Kantō Railway and the third sector Mooka Railway. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
Shimodate Station is served by the JR East Mito Line, and is located {{convert|16.2|km|abbr=on}} from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station. It is a terminus of the privately owned Mooka Railway’s Mooka Line and is also served by the Kantō Railway’s Jōsō Line.
Station layout
Shimodate Station has two island platforms and one side platform all connected by footbridges. The side platform has a cutout on its west side, so that the three platforms serve a total of six tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
=Platforms=
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2, 3|first=3|nidx= JR East Mito Line |linecol= blue |dir= for {{STN|Kasama|x}}, {{STN|Tomobe|x}} and {{STN|Mito|x|Ibaraki}}
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History
Shimodate Station was opened on 16 January 1889.{{cite web | url = http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=825 | title = 駅の情報 下館 | publisher = JR東日本 | accessdate = 29 January 2017}} The predecessor of the Mooka Railway began operations from 1 April 1912 and the Bōsō Railway (predecessor of the Kantō Railway) from 1 November 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of station was used by an average of 3241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_04.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}} In Fiscal 2018, the Kanto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 1253 passengers daily, and the Mooka Railway portion of the station by 662 passengers daily. {{Cite web|url=https://www.city.chikusei.lg.jp/data/doc/1590559068_doc_42_3.pdf|script-title=ja:4.運輸・通信|format=PDF|page=36|publisher=Chikusei City|year=2019|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}
Buses
- There is a bus route which runs from the station to Mount Tsukuba, the bus route name is [https://www.city.chikusei.lg.jp/page/page003432.html 筑西市広域連携バス（Chikuseishi Koiki Renkei Bus）- Chikusei Municipal Conect Between Vicinities and Other Vicinities Bus]
Surrounding area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|50}}
- Chikusei City Office
- Simodate Post Office
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=825 JR East Station Information] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.moka-railway.co.jp/kankou02_17.php Mooka Railway Station Information] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://kantetsu.co.jp/train/station_shimodate.html Kantō Railway Station Information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Mito Line}}
{{Mooka Line}}
{{Joso Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889
Category:Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
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