title: Shimōsa-Toyosato Station
text: # Shimōsa-Toyosato Station
  
  Shimōsa-Toyosato Station (下総豊里駅, Shimōsa-Toyosato-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chōshi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shimōsa-Toyosato Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 66.2 kilometers 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-Toyosato 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, 1971. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1985. 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 rebuilt in 2008.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 171 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 356
  * Chōshi City Hall Toyosato Branch Office
  * Chōshi Municipal No. 7 Junior High School
  * Toyosato Elementary School, Choshi City
  