Shimōsa-Toyosato Station
Railway station in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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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).
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JR EastShimōsa-Toyosato Station 下総豊里駅 | |||||||||||
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Shimōsa-Toyosato Station, December 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sasamoto-chō 73-4, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0873 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.7928°N 140.7208°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Narita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 66.2 km from Sakura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 11, 1933 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2006 | 171 | ||||||||||
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Lines
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
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-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
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 171 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 356- Chōshi City Hall Toyosato Branch Office
- Chōshi Municipal No. 7 Junior High School
- Toyosato Elementary School, Choshi City
