Shimata

Weekday departures: 51/day · Sat & holiday departures: 51/day

First / last departure (weekday): 6:09 / 23:06

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (5)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• JR Sanyo Main Line: Iwata (Yamaguchi) ⇄ Hikari

Shimata Station opened on 25 September 1897 along with the San'yō Railway's extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. With the company's nationalisation on 1 December 1906 it became a government railway station, and from 1909 the line was officially named the San'yō Main Line. Freight handling ended on 1 February 1962 and the station building was rebuilt on 30 March 1972. Parcel handling ended on 1 February 1984. With JNR's privatisation on 1 April 1987 the station passed to JR West. The station became unstaffed on 1 April 2004, and ICOCA card use began on 12 March 2022.

The station lies in the rural northern part of the Shimata area of Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and its name is read 'Shimata'.