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
LocationSuhara, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5502
Japan
Coordinates35°41′51″N 137°41′43″E / 35.6974°N 137.6952°E / 35.6974; 137.6952
Elevation562.9 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance282.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened1 December 1909; 114 years ago (1909-12-01)
Passengers
FY201548 daily
Location
Suhara Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Suhara Station
Suhara Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Suhara Station is located in Japan
Suhara Station
Suhara Station
Suhara Station (Japan)

Lines

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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.[1]

Layout

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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.[1]

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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Service
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Kuramoto   Local   Ōkuwa

History

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

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 平成27年(2015年)長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.