Suwa Station

Suwa Station (諏訪駅, Suwa-eki) is the railway station in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.^[1][2]

Suwa Station 諏訪駅
Suwa Station in 2008
General information
Location	Suwa 2-chome, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken 856-0024 Japan
Coordinates	32°55′25″N 129°57′37″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ōmura Line
Distance	34.8 km from Haiki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 1989 (1989-03-11)
Passengers
FY2014	262 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ōmura towards Isahaya Ōmura Line Shin-Ōmura towards Haiki
Location Suwa Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Suwa Station Suwa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 34.8 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.^[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.^[4] As of March 2019, a total of 37 trains per day make scheduled stops at Suwa Station: 19 in the direction of Nagasaki; and 18 in the direction of Sasebo.^[5]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern timber structure which formerly housed a ticket window but which has become unstaffed. With the station building closed, there is a direct entrance to the platform via a flight of steps. A shelter and automatic ticket vending machine and SUGOCA card reader have been installed on the platform.^[3][2][6]

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 95,775 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 262 passengers.^[8]

Environs

• Omura City Nishi Omura Elementary School
• Omura City Chuo Elementary School
• Omura City Nishi Omura Junior High School
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Omura Garrison

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "諏訪" [Suwa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 36, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "諏訪" [Suwa]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
5. "諏訪駅時刻表" (PDF). JR Kyushu. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
6. "大村線・諏訪駅に行ってきました" [I went to Suwa Station Ōmura Line]. Ameblo.jp. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
7. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

Media related to Suwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Suwa Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)