Kami-Sugaya Station

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

Kami-Sugaya Station

上菅谷駅
Kami-Sugaya Station in March 2014
General information
LocationSugaya 4496, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0105
Japan
Coordinates36.4556°N 140.4928°E / 36.4556; 140.4928
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance10.1 km from Mito
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 16, 1896
Passengers
FY2019734
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Naka-Sugaya
towards Mito
Suigun Line Hitachi-Kōnosu
towards Kōriyama
Suigun Line
Hitachi-Ōta Branch
Minami-Sakaide
towards Hitachi-Ōta
Location
Kami-Sugaya Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kami-Sugaya Station
Kami-Sugaya Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Kami-Sugaya Station is located in Japan
Kami-Sugaya Station
Kami-Sugaya Station
Kami-Sugaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Kami-Sugaya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 10.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station. It is also the terminus for the Hitachi-Ōta spur line on the Suigun Line, connecting Mito with Hitachiōta.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Suigun Line for Mito
Hitachi-Ōta (starting trains)
2  Suigun Line for Hitachi-Ōmiya, Hitachi-Daigo and Kōriyama
Hitachi-Ōta (trains originating at Mito)
3  Suigun Line for Mito
Hitachi-Ōta

History

Kami-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. A new station building was completed in January 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 734 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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