is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the

Kyūdai Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Kurume Station, Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Station, Ōita in Ōita Prefecture. It is also known as the Yufu Kōgen Line. The ...

operated by

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in the city of Hita,

Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumam ...

, Japan.

Lines

The station is served by the

and is located 63.6 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of a

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serving a single track on a side hill cutting overlooking the main road and a deep river valley. The station building, a modern structure built of timber, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. From the access road, a flight of steps or a long slope leads up to the station building. Another ramp or flight of steps leads to a slightly higher level where the platform is located. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.

History

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) opened the station on 15 March 1957 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 3,465 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 10 passengers. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

Surrounding area

*Jion Falls - visible from the train window *

Japan National Route 210 National Route 210 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kurume, Fukuoka is a Cities of Japan, city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579 and a population density of 1,320 perso ...

References

External links

Sugikawachi (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957 Hita, Ōita {{oita-rail-station-stub