Shimōsa-Tachibana Station

Location
	Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (Japan)

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station

下総橘駅
Shimōsa-Tachibana Station; 下総橘駅
	Shimōsa-Tachibana Station building with a gate
General information
Location	Ishide 1791, Tōnoshō-macci, Katori-gun, Chiba-ken 289-0612; Japan
Coordinates	35°49′08″N 140°42′07″E / 35.8189°N 140.7020°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line
Distance	62.9 km from Sakura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 11, 1933
Passengers
FY2015	408
Services
Location
Location
	Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (Japan)

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (下総橘駅, Shimōsa-Tachibana-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Tōnoshō, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi) from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Station layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Narita Line	For Chōshi
2	■ Narita Line	For Sawara, Narita, Sakura, Chiba

History

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station was opened on March 11, 1933, as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1972. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 356
Tonegawa Ohashi
Tonosho Town Health and Welfare Center
Tachibana Post Office

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Shimosa-Tachibana Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2015stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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