Sugikawachi Station | |
Native Name: | 杉河内駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Amagasemachi Akaiwa, Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 879-4202 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.2644°N 131.0656°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Kyūdai Main Line |
Distance: | 63.6 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | Side hill cutting |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 10 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Sugikawachi Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in the city of Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1]
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 63.6 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a side hill cutting overlooking the main road and a deep river valley. The station building, a modern structure built of timber, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. From the access road, a flight of steps or a long slope leads up to the station building. Another ramp or flight of steps leads to a slightly higher level where the platform is located.[2] [3] [4]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 March 1957 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 3,465 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 10 passengers.[5]