Suhara Station (Gifu)

Suhara Station 洲原駅
Suhara Station in October 2009
General information
Location	Suhara, Mino-shi, Gifu-ken 501-3706 Japan
Coordinates	35°35′19.54″N 136°56′41.28″E
Operated by	Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	24.7 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1957
Previous names	Mino-Suhara (to 1986)
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Suhara Station (洲原駅, Suhara-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mino, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Lines

Suhara Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 24.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

Suhara Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagaragawa Railway
Etsumi-Nan Line
Yunohora-Onsenguchi		Local		Han'no

History

Suhara Station was opened on April 1, 1957 as Mino-Suhara Station (美濃洲原駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on that date[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 156
• Suhara Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)