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is a junction passenger

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located in the city of

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, operated by

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(JR East), together with the private railway operator

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and the third sector Mooka Railway. It is also a freight depot for the

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(JR Freight).

Lines

Shimodate Station is served by the

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, and is located from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station. It is a

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of the privately owned Mooka Railway’s

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and is also served by the

’s

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Station layout

Shimodate Station has two

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s and one

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all connected by footbridges. The side platform has a cutout on its west side, so that the three platforms serve a total of six tracks. The station has a ''

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'' ticket office.

Platforms

History

Shimodate Station was opened on 16 January 1889. The predecessor of the Mooka Railway began operations from 1 April 1912 and the Bōsō Railway (predecessor of the Kantō Railway) from 1 November 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of station was used by an average of 3241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In Fiscal 2018, the Kanto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 1253 passengers daily, and the Mooka Railway portion of the station by 662 passengers daily.

Buses

* There is a bus route which runs from the station to

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, the bus route name is
筑西市広域連携バス（Chikuseishi Koiki Renkei Bus）- Chikusei Municipal Conect Between Vicinities and Other Vicinities Bus
'

Surrounding area

* *Chikusei City Office *Simodate Post Office

References

External links

JR East Station Information

Mooka Railway Station Information

Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Mito Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889 Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Chikusei {{Ibaraki-railstation-stub