[1][2] The station has been featured on the Seishun 18 Ticket promotional poster 3 times, making it very popular with photographers and tourists.

As most limited express services use the newer and shorter Uchiko branch from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ōzu , Shimonada is mainly served by local trains.

[5] The tourist train Iyonada Monogatari runs on the coastal branch and makes a stop at Shimonada to allow passengers to take in and photograph the scenic views.

One train times its arrival at sunset to catch the view of setting sun over the Seto Inland Sea.

[4] Shimonada Station was opened on 9 June 1935 as the terminus of the then Yosan Main Line which had been extended westwards from Iyo-Kaminada.