is a passenger

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in the city of

Narita, Chiba is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,852 in 63,098 households and a population density of 620 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is the site of Narita International Airport, one o ...

, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Shimōsa-Manzaki Station is served by the Abiko Branch Line of the

Narita Line The Narita Line ( ja, 成田線, ) is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The main line connects Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station (as ...

, and is located 27.3 km from the starting point of the Abiko Branch line at .

Station layout

Shimōsa-Manzaki Station has two opposed

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s connected by a footbridge. The station building is a wooden, single-story structure. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Shimōsa-Manzaki Station opened on August 10, 1901 as a station of the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the

Japanese Government Railway The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

(JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station building was repaired and modernized from 2006-2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 710 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* * Chiba Prefectural Narita Seiryo High School

References

External links

JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimosa-Manzaki Station Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Narita, Chiba Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901