Suhara Station (Nagano)

Suhara Station (須原駅, Suhara-eki) is a railway station in the village of Ōkuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Suhara Station 須原駅
Suhara Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Suhara, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5502 Japan
Coordinates	35.6974°N 137.6952°E / 35.6974; 137.6952
Elevation	562.9 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	282.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	1 December 1909 (1909-12-01)
Passengers
FY2015	48 daily
Location Suhara Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Suhara Station Suhara Station (Japan)

Lines

Suhara Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 282.5 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 114.4 kilometers from Nagoya.

Layout

The station has one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge with the wooden station building, which dates from the 1909 construction of the station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Kuramoto		Local		Ōkuwa

History

Suhara Station was opened on 1 December 1909. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Suhara Post Office
• Kiso River
• National Route 19
• Suhara-juku (Nakasendō)

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan