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Suetsugi Station

Railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°10′20″N 140°59′43″E / 37.1721°N 140.9954°E / 37.1721; 140.9954Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance227.6 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJune 1, 1947PassengersFY200463 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hisanohama towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Hirono towards Sendai

Location
Suetsugi Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Suetsugi Station Suetsugi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Suetsugi Station (末続駅, Suetsugi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Suetsugi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 227.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki and Mito
2	■ Jōban Line	for Hirono and Tomioka

History

Suetsugi Station opened on June 1, 1947. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1] From March 11 to October 10, 2011, following the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, train services were replaced by a bus operation.

Surrounding area

National Route 6

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suetsugi Station.

Official website (in Japanese)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.