Shimonogō Station


Shimonogō Station is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Lines

Shimonogō Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks connected by a level crossing. The platforms are not numbered. The station is one of the few stations on the line which is staffed.

History

The station opened on 17 June 1921. It was also the terminus for the now-discontinued Ueda—Maruko Electric Railways’s Nishi-Maruko Line from 1926 to 1963.
Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Shimonogō being assigned station number BE09.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 159 passengers daily.

Surrounding area