title: Shimōsa-Tachibana Station
text: # Shimōsa-Tachibana Station
  
  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.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 356
  * Tonegawa Ohashi
  * Tonosho Town Health and Welfare Center
  * Tachibana Post Office
  