Suibara Station

Suibara Station
水原駅

Suibara Station in July 2004
Location Gejocho, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance 10.2 km from Niitsu
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=892
History
Opened 2 September 1912
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 805
Location
Suibara Station
Location within Japan

Suibara Station (水原駅 Suibara-eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in Agano, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the main train station for the city of Agano.

Lines

Suibara Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 10.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks with the platforms connected by a footbridge. However, only one of the platforms is in normal use, and serves bi-directional traffic. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Niitsu
for Shibata, Murakami
2 ■ Uetsu Main Line (siding)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kyōgase   Local   Kamiyama

History

Suibara Station opened on 2 September 1912.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 805 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 558. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°50′12.79″N 139°13′2.17″E / 37.8368861°N 139.2172694°E / 37.8368861; 139.2172694

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