Shimonogō Station
# Shimonogō Station

Shimonogō Station (下之郷駅, Shimonogō-eki) 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.

### Platforms

| “south” | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Shiodamachi and Bessho-Onsen |
| - | - | - |
| “north” | ■ Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line | for Ueda |

## 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 (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Ueda Kotsu head office
* Higashi-Shioda Post Office
* Ikushimatarushima Jinja
