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Shimōsa-Tachibana Station

Railway station in Tōnoshō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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 / 35.8189; 140.7020
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Sasagawa towards Chiba Narita Line Shimōsa-Toyosato towards Chōshi
Location Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (Japan) Show map of 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Platforms[edit]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Surrounding area[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Shimosa-Tachibana Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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