Shimo-Sugaya Station

Shimo-Sugaya Station (下菅谷駅, Shimo-Sugaya-eki) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimo-Sugaya Station

下菅谷駅
Shimo-Sugaya Station in October 2008
LocationSugaya 4106, Naka, Ibaraki
（茨城県那珂市菅谷4106）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Suigun Line
History
Opened1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008)172 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Godai
toward Mito
 Suigun Line Naka-Sugaya
toward Kōriyama or Hitachi-Ōta

Lines

Shimo-Sugaya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 7.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

Shimo-Sugaya Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Suigun Line for Hitachi-Ōta and Kōriyama
2 ■ Suigun Line for Mito

History

Shimo-Sugaya Station opened on November 16, 1896 as a station on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area


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