Suigō Station

35°53′08″N 140°34′13″E / 35.8856°N 140.5702°E / 35.8856; 140.5702Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Narita LineDistance47.5 km from SakuraPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 10, 1931PassengersFY2006185 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Katori towards Chiba		Narita Line		Omigawa towards Chōshi

Location
Suigō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Suigō Station Suigō Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• Kanto Driving School
• National Route 356

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Suigo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)