Suwa Station 諏訪駅 | |
|---|---|
 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.png.webp){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 |
| Location | |
  Suwa Station Location within Japan | |
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]
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 | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- 1 2 "諏訪" [Suwa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "諏訪" [Suwa]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "諏訪駅時刻表" (PDF). JR Kyushu. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
- Suwa Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)