Sugikawachi Station

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

Sugikawachi Station 杉河内駅
Sugikawachi Station in 2008.
General information
Location	Amagasemachi Akaiwa, Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 879-4202 Japan
Coordinates	33°15′51.80″N 131°3′56.21″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance	63.6 km from Kurume
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Side hill cutting
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 March 1957 (1957-03-15)
Passengers
FY2015	10 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Amagase towards Kurume Kyūdai Main Line Kita-Yamada towards Ōita
Location Sugikawachi Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Sugikawachi Station Sugikawachi Station (Japan) Show map of 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 serving 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]

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]

Surrounding area

• Jion Falls - visible from the train window
• Japan National Route 210

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 40. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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).

External links

Media related to Sugikawachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sugikawachi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)