Suigō Station

水郷駅
Suigō Station building in September, 2021
General information
LocationIchi-no-wakame 1120, Katori-shi, Chiba-ken 289-0301
Japan
Coordinates35°53′08″N 140°34′13″E / 35.8856°N 140.5702°E / 35.8856; 140.5702
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Narita Line
Distance47.5 km from Sakura
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1931
Passengers
FY2006185
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Katori
towards Chiba
 Narita Line Omigawa
towards Chōshi
Location
Suigō Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Suigō Station
Suigō Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Suigō Station is located in Japan
Suigō Station
Suigō Station
Suigō Station (Japan)

Suigō Station (水郷駅, Suigō-eki)a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Suigō Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 47.5 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Narita Line For Chōshi
2 ■ Narita Line For Sawara, Narita, Sakura, Chiba

History

Suigō Station was opened on November 10, 1931, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in June 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 185 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 千葉県統計年鑑（平成19年 [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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