Shimōsa-Tachibana Station

Railway station in Tōnoshō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°49′08″N 140°42′07″E / 35.8189°N 140.7020°E / 35.8189; 140.7020Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Narita LineDistance62.9 km from SakuraPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 11, 1933PassengersFY2015408 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Sasagawa towards Chiba		Narita Line		Shimōsa-Toyosato towards Chōshi

Location
Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shimōsa-Tachibana Station Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station (下総橘駅, Shimōsa-Tachibana-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Tōnoshō, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shimōsa-Tachibana Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi) 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-Tachibana 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, 1962. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1972. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.