Suwa Station Explained

Suwa Station
Native Name:諏訪駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Suwa 2-chome, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken 856-0024
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.9237°N 129.9604°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Ōmura Line
Distance:34.8 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Accessible:No - steps lead up to platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:262 daily
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is the railway station in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 34.8 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local services on the line stop at the station.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] [5] [6]

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 95,775 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 262 passengers.[7]

Environs

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 諏訪. Suwa. 19 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Web site: 諏訪駅時刻表. 16 March 2019. JR Kyushu. 21 August 2019.
  4. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 36, 73.
  5. Web site: 諏訪. Suwa. 19 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  6. Web site: 大村線・諏訪駅に行ってきました. I went to Suwa Station Ōmura Line. 25 July 2015. 19 March 2018. Ameblo.jp. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  7. Web site: 第63版(平成28年)長崎県統計年鑑. Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016. 16 March 2018. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.