Suibara Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 水原駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 1 Gejocho, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 37.8369°N 139.2173°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Uetsu Main Line |
Distance: | 10.2 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Status: | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") |
Opened: | 2 September 1912 |
Passengers: | 787 |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in the city of Agano, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the main train station for the city of Agano.
Suibara Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is 10.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks with the platforms connected by a footbridge. However, only one of the platforms is in normal use, and serves bi-directional traffic. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Suibara Station opened on 2 September 1912.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 787 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]