Shimo-Sugaya Station

Shimo-Sugaya Station (下菅谷駅, Shimo-Sugaya-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimo-Sugaya Station 下菅谷駅
Shimo-Sugaya Station in October 2008
General information
Location	Sugaya 4106, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0105 Japan
Coordinates	36.4354°N 140.4939°E / 36.4354; 140.4939
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	7.8 km from Mito
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 16, 1896
Passengers
FY2008	172 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Godai towards Mito Suigun Line Naka-Sugaya towards Kōriyama or Hitachi-Ōta
Location Shimo-Sugaya Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Shimo-Sugaya Station Shimo-Sugaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimo-Sugaya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 7.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ Suigun Line	for Hitachi-Ōta and Kōriyama
opposite side	■ Suigun Line	for Mito

History

Shimo-Sugaya Station opened on November 16, 1896 as a station on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 349

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimo-Sugaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)