Shimokita Station
Shimokita Station 下北駅 | |
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| Shimokita Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aomori (See other stations in Aomori) |
| City | Mutsu |
| Neighborhood etc. | Shimokita 4-13 |
| Postal code | 035 - 0061 |
| (in Japanese) | 青森県むつ市下北町4-13 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1939 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōminato Line |
| Statistics | 191 passengers/day (FY2013) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Shimokita Station (下北駅 Shimokita-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Ōminato Line located in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 55.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Ōminato Line at Noheji Station. It was the terminal station for the Shimokita Kotsu Company's Ōhata Line, which was discontinued in 2000 and replaced by a bus line.
Lines
Station layout
Shimokita Station has a single island platform, of which only one side is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The other side of the platform was formerly used for the now-defunct Ōhata Line. The station building is attended, and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office as well as an automatic ticket machine.
History
Shimokita Station was opened on December 6, 1939 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). All freight operations were discontinued as of December 1, 1983. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (the successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station building was completely rebuilt in 2009.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōminato Line | ||||
| Mutsu-Yokohama | Express Shimokita | Ōminato | ||
| Akagawa | Local (各駅停車) | Ōminato | ||
Surrounding area
- Mutsu City Hall
- Mutsu City Library
- Mutsu Post Office
- Mutsu General Hospital
External links
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Coordinates: 41°16′59.55″N 141°11′23.50″E / 41.2832083°N 141.1898611°E