Sukagawa Station Explained

Sukagawa Station
Style:	JR East
Native Name:	須賀川駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	63-1 Nakayama, Sukagawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 962-0004
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR East
Line:	Tōhoku Main Line
Distance:	215.1 km from
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Connections:	Bus stop
Status:	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:	July 16, 1887
Passengers:	2307 daily
Pass Year:	FY2016
Map Type:	Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Sukagawa Station

is a railway station in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Overview

This station is a representative station of Sukagawa City, and is the closest station to the city center, Midorigaoka Park, Sukagawa Botan Garden and Yoshimine Fuji Garden.

Lines

Sukagawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 215.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Operation from at this station

Upbound (for Yabuki, Shirakawa & Shin-Shirakawa)
- During the day, one ordinary train (for Shin-Shirakawa) stops approximately every hour. Some trains also have Yabuki and Shirakawa lines. If you use the Kuroiso area from this station, you need to transfer at Shin-Shirakawa.
Downhill (for Kōriyama, Motomiya & Fukushima)
- During the day, as in the case of climbing, one ordinary train (bound for Koriyama) stops approximately every hour. Some trains are also set up for Fukushima north of Koriyama and for Sendai.

History

Sukagawa Station opened on July 16, 1887. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,294 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Sukagawa City Hall
- - Sukagawa Post Office
Abukuma River

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 January 2019.