Shimosa-Manzaki Station
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is a railway station operated by JR East
’s Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line located in Narita
, Chiba Prefecture
Japan
. It is 27.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Abiko Branch line at Abiko Station
.
, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization
of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was repaired and modernized from 2006-2007.
s connected by an overpass. The station building is a wooden, one-story structure.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
’s Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line located in Narita
Narita, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area....
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 27.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Abiko Branch line at Abiko Station
Abiko Station
Abiko Station is the name of two train stations in Japan:* Abiko Station in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, on the JR East Joban Line and the Narita Line* Abiko Station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line...
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History
Shimōsa-Manzaki Station was opened on August 10, 1901 as a station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was nationalisedNationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was repaired and modernized from 2006-2007.
Layout
Shimōsa-Manzaki Station has dual opposed side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s connected by an overpass. The station building is a wooden, one-story structure.