Suibara Station

Location
	Suibara Station Location within Japan

Suibara Station

水原駅
Suibara Station; 水原駅
	East side of Suibara Station in July 2004
General information
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	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	10.2 km from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=892
History
Opened	2 September 1912
Passengers
FY2017	787
Services
Location
Location
	Suibara Station Location within Japan

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.

Lines

Suibara 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

The 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.

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

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niitsu for Shibata, Murakami
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	(siding)

History

Suibara 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

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 787 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

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

References

^ ^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

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] 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.

[jreast2017stats-2] 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.

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