Echigo-Suhara Station

Railway station in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Echigo-Suhara Station (越後須原駅, Echigo-Suhara-eki) is a railway station in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Suhara Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is 121.1 kilometers from terminus of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Suhara Station opened on 1 November 1942, as an intermediate station on the initial western section of the Tadami Line between Koide and Ōshirakawa.^[1] Along with the rest of the Tadami Line, the station came under the ownership of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1949, and was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• former Sumon village hall
• Suhara Ski Resort
• Sumon Middle School
• Sumon Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Tadami Line User Manual" (PDF). Union Workshop. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

• (in Japanese) Echigo-Suhara Station (JR East)

37°19′15″N 139°01′03″E / 37.3208°N 139.0175°E / 37.3208; 139.0175