title: Shimonomiya Station
text: # Shimonomiya Station
  
  Shimonomiya Station (下野宮駅, Shimonomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shimonomiya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 62.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Shimonomiya Station opened on April 16, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 118
  * Kujigawa River
  * Shimonomiya Post Office
  * Daigo Onsen
  * Takachihara-iriguchi bus stop
     * Kamimyoga Line bound for Higashidate Station via Yamatsuriyama Station departs from the bus stop.
  
  ## Route buses
  
  * Ibaraki Kotsu
     * For Jaketsu
     * For Karatake-Kubo
     * For Hitachi-Daigo Station
  