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Shimōsa-Toyosato Station

Railway station in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Shimōsa-Toyosato Station 下総豊里駅
Shimōsa-Toyosato Station, December 2009
General information
Location	Sasamoto-chō 73-4, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0873 Japan
Coordinates	35°47′34″N 140°43′15″E / 35.7928°N 140.7208°E / 35.7928; 140.7208
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line
Distance	66.2 km from Sakura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 11, 1933
Passengers
FY2006	171
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shimōsa-Tachibana towards Chiba Narita Line Shiishiba towards Chōshi
Location Shimōsa-Toyosato Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shimōsa-Toyosato Station Shimōsa-Toyosato Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shimōsa-Toyosato Station (下総豊里駅, Shimōsa-Toyosato-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chōshi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Shimōsa-Toyosato Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 66.2 kilometers 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-Toyosato 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, 1971. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2008.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 171 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

• National Route 356
• Chōshi City Hall Toyosato Branch Office
• Chōshi Municipal No. 7 Junior High School
• Toyosato Elementary School, Choshi City

See also[edit]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Shimosa-Toyosato Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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