Shimo-Sugaya Station

Shimo-Sugaya Station

下菅谷駅
Shimo-Sugaya Station in October 2008
General information
LocationSugaya 4106, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0105
Japan
Coordinates36°26′07″N 140°29′38″E / 36.4354°N 140.4939°E / 36.4354; 140.4939
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance7.8 km from Mito
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 16, 1896
Passengers
FY2008172 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Godai
towards Mito
Suigun Line Naka-Sugaya
Location
Shimo-Sugaya Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Shimo-Sugaya Station
Shimo-Sugaya Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Shimo-Sugaya Station is located in Japan
Shimo-Sugaya Station
Shimo-Sugaya Station
Shimo-Sugaya Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Shimo-Sugaya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 7.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side  Suigun Line for Hitachi-Ōta and Kōriyama
opposite side  Suigun Line for Mito

History

Shimo-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.

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to Shimo-Sugaya Station at Wikimedia Commons