Suwanotaira Station
Suwanotaira Station (諏訪ノ平駅, Suwanotaira-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the town of Nanbu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.
Suwanotaira Station 諏訪ノ平駅 | |
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 Suwanotaira Station | |
| Location | Tamagake, Nanbu-machi, Sannohe-gun, Aomori-ken 039-0101 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°24′54″N 141°18′17″E |
| Operated by |  |
| Line(s) | ■ Aoimori Railway Line |
| Distance | 9.5 km from Metoki |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | January 15, 1933 |
| Location | |
  Suwanotaira Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Suwanotaira Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 9.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Metoki Station. It is 626.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Suwanotaira Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Hachinohe and Aomori |
| 3 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Sannohe and Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sannohe | local | Kenyoshi | ||
History
Suwanotaira Station was opened on January 15, 1933 as a station of the Tohoku Main Line on the Japan National Railways (JNR). Freight operations were discontinued from April 1962. The station has been unattended since October 1979. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It came under the control of the Aoimori Railway Line on December 1, 2002.
Surrounding area
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan