Sugikawachi Station

Sugikawachi Station (杉河内駅, Sugikawachi-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Sugikawachi Station

杉河内駅
Sugikawachi Station in 2008.
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°15′51.80″N 131°3′56.21″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance63.6 km from Kurume
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 March 1957 (1957-03-15)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)10 daily
Location
Sugikawachi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 63.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform platform a single track on a side hill cutting overlooking the main road and a deep river valley. The station building, a modern structure built of timber, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. From the access road, a flight of steps or a long slope leads up to the station building. Another ramp or flight of steps leads to a slightly higher level where the platform is located.[2][3][4]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kyūdai Main Line
Amagase Local Kita-Yamada

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 March 1957 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 3,465 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 10 passengers.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "杉河内" [Sugikawachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 74. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. "久大本線・杉河内駅に行ってきました" [I went to Sugikawachi Station Kyudai Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 40. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "平成28年版　大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).


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