title: Shimomizo Station
text: # Shimomizo Station
  
  Shimomizo Station (下溝駅, Shimomizo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shimomizo Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 23.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single side platform with an unattended station building.
  
  ## History
  
  Shimomizo Station was opened on April 29, 1931 as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from October 1962. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Camp Zama
  