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 | |||||
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 Suwa Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Suwa 2-chome, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′25″N 129°57′37″E / 32.9237°N 129.9604°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} 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 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2014 | 262 daily | ||||
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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]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Ōmura Line | ||||
| Shin-Ōmura | Local | Ōmura | ||
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
- National Route 444
- Nagasaki Expressway Ōmura InterChange
See also
References
External links
- Suwa Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)