Sufu Station

Location
	Sufu Station Location within Shimane Prefecture Sufu Station Sufu Station (Japan)

Sufu Station

周布駅
Sufu Station; 周布駅
	Sufu Station, March 2012
General information
Location	49, Chiwa-chō, Hamada-shi, Shimane-ken 697-1326; Japan
Coordinates	34°51′29.83″N 132°1′2.85″E / 34.8582861°N 132.0174583°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	D San'in Main Line
Distance	482.8 km (300.0 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 March 1922
Passengers
FY2020	68
Services
Location
Location
	Sufu Station Location within Shimane Prefecture Sufu Station Sufu Station (Japan)

Sufu Station (周布駅, Sufu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Sufu Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 482.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The former station office is now used as the office of a social welfare corporation.

History

Sufu Station was opened on 10 March 1922 when the San'in Main Line was extended from Hamada Station. The line was further extended to Miho-Misumi on 1 September of the same year. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1974. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Sufu Kofun
Tsuma fishing port
Japan National Route 9

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Sufu Station at Wikimedia Commons
JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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