Shimonogō Station (下之郷駅, Shimonogō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Shimonogō Station 下之郷駅
Shimonogō Station in July 2007
General information
Location	517-3 Shimonogō, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-1211 Japan
Coordinates	36°21′47.47″N 138°13′1.88″E
Operated by	Ueda Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Bessho Line
Distance	6.1 km from Ueda
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	BE09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 June 1921
Passengers
FY2015	159 daily
Location
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Lines

Shimonogō Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks connected by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is one of the few stations on the line which is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 17 June 1921. It was also the terminus for the now-discontinued Ueda—Maruko Electric Railways’s Nishi-Maruko Line from 1926 to 1963.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Ueda Kotsu head office
• Higashi-Shioda Post Office
• Ikushimatarushima Jinja

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Shimonogō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)