Kami-Sugaya Station Explained

Kami-Sugaya Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:上菅谷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Sugaya 4496, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0105
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Suigun Line
Distance:10.1 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:November 16, 1896
Passengers:734
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kami-Sugaya Station

is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kami-Sugaya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 10.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station. It is also the terminus for the Hitachi-Ōta spur line on the Suigun Line, connecting Mito with Hitachiōta.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kami-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. A new station building was completed in January 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 734 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_08.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.