Kami-Sugaya Station

Railway station in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

36°27′20″N 140°29′34″E / 36.4556°N 140.4928°E / 36.4556; 140.4928Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Suigun LineDistance10.1 km from MitoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 16, 1896PassengersFY2019734 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Naka-Sugaya towards Mito		Suigun Line		Hitachi-Kōnosu towards Kōriyama
Naka-Sugaya towards Mito		Suigun Line Hitachi-Ōta Branch		Minami-Sakaide towards Hitachi-Ōta

Location
Kami-Sugaya Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Kami-Sugaya Station Kami-Sugaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kami-Sugaya Station (上菅谷駅, Kami-Sugaya-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kami-Sugaya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 10.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station. It is also the terminus for the Hitachi-Ōta spur line on the Suigun Line, connecting Mito with Hitachiōta.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Suigun Line	for Mito Hitachi-Ōta (starting trains)
2	■ Suigun Line	for Hitachi-Ōmiya, Hitachi-Daigo and Kōriyama Hitachi-Ōta (trains originating at Mito)
3	■ Suigun Line	for Mito Hitachi-Ōta

History

Kami-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. A new station building was completed in January 2014.