Sugaya Station

Railway station in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°21′03″N 140°38′39″E / 37.3508°N 140.6441°E / 37.3508; 140.6441Elevation463.2 meters^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ban'etsu East LineDistance49.9 km from IwakiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 10, 1948PassengersFY201869 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōgoe towards Kōriyama		Ban'etsu East Line Local		Kanmata towards Iwaki

Location
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Sugaya Station (菅谷駅, Sugaya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sugaya Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 49.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki.^[1]

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.^[1]

History

Sugaya Station opened on October 10, 1948. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 69 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sugaya Post Office
Abukuma-do

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.