Suibara Station (水原駅, Suibara-eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in the city of Agano, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the main train station for the city of Agano.
Suibara Station 水原駅 | |||||||||||
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 East side of Suibara Station in July 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Gejocho, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°50′12.79″N 139°13′2.17″E / 37.8368861°N 139.2172694°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.2 km from Niitsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 September 1912 | ||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 787 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSuibara 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
editThe 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.
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Platforms, May 2020 -
West side of Suibara Station, May 2020 -
Gate, September 2016 -
Bicycle parking, May 2020 -
Kiss and ride waiting zone, May 2020 -
Park and ride parking, May 2020
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niitsu for Shibata, Murakami |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | (siding) |
History
editSuibara 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
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 787 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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- Agano City Hall
- Agano Post Office
- Niigata Prefectural Agano High School
- Agano Elementary School
- Suibara Elementary School
- Suibara Magistrate's Office
- Lake Hyōko
National Route 460
National Route 49
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 558. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)