is a passenger

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in the town of Daigo, Kuji District,

Ibaraki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...

, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Shimonomiya Station is served by the

Suigun Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects Mito Station (Ibaraki), Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefecture and Asaka-Nagamori Station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. All trains on the line continue ...

, and is located 62.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station. Shimonomiya Station platform 2014-10-26

Station layout

The station consists of a single

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serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Shimonomiya Station opened on April 16, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

* * Kujigawa River * Shimonomiya Post Office * Daigo Onsen * Takachihara-iriguchi bus stop ** Kamimyoga Line bound for

Higashidate Station is a railway station in the town of Yamatsuri, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Higashidate Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 71.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of ...

via Yamatsuriyama Station departs from the bus stop.

Route buses

*Ibaraki Kotsu **For Jaketsu **For Karatake-KuboThe walk brings from this bus stop to Oiwake bus stop at 25 minutes for 2km. Are able to transfer onto route bus of

Fukushima Transportation is a rail and bus transportation company headquartered in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It operates the Iizaka Line rail line and an extensive bus network, which primarily serves the Nakadōri and northern section of the Hama ...

bound for

at Oiwake bus stop. **For

Hitachi-Daigo Station 250px, JNR Class C12 steam locomotive at Hitachi-Daigo Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Hitachi-Daigo Station is served ...

References

External links

JR East Station information
Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Suigun Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930 Daigo, Ibaraki {{Ibaraki-railstation-stub