Suwa Station (諏訪駅, Suwa-eki) is the railway station in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.[1][2]
Suwa Station 諏訪駅 | |
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Suwa Station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Suwa 2-chome, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°55′25″N 129°57′37″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | ■ Ōmura Line |
| Distance | 34.8 km from Haiki |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Disabled access | No - steps lead up to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 March 1989 (1989-03-11) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 262 daily |
| Location | |
Suwa Station Location within Japan | |
The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 34.8 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.[4] 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.[5]
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.[3][2][6]
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Ōmura Line | ||||
| Shin-Ōmura | Local | Ōmura | ||
JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line.[7]
In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 95,775 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 262 passengers.[8]
Stations of the Ōmura Line | |
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