Suibara

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Suibara Station opened on 2 September 1912 with the inauguration of the Shin'etsu Line branch between Niitsu and Shibata, and serves as the principal station of the city of Agano in Niigata Prefecture. The branch was renamed the Murakami Line in 1914, absorbed into the Uetsu Line in 1924, and renamed the Uetsu Main Line in 1925. The station building was rebuilt on 11 January 1966. Wagonload freight handling ended on 20 January 1984 and parcel handling on 14 March 1985. The station passed to JR East with the JNR breakup on 1 April 1987. A Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office opened on 1 December 1990, ran for over thirty years, and closed on 28 February 2023. The station was destaffed throughout the day on 16 March 2024.

On platform 1 a stuffed swan stands on display, the bird being a local emblem; Lake Hyōko lies a short distance from the station.