Higashi-Yamanashi Station (東山梨駅, Higashi-Yamanashi-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Sangasho, in the city of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
CO38 Higashi-Yamanashi Station 東山梨駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Yamanashi Station platforms, April 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 192, Sangasho, Yamanashi-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°41′39″N 138°42′10″E / 35.694172°N 138.702683°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 120.1 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 5, 1957 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 669 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHigashi-Yamanashi Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 120.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| south | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto |
| north | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Hachiōji, Shinjuku and Tōkyō |
History
editHigashi-Yamanashi Station opened on February 5, 1957 as a passenger station on the JNR (Japanese National Railways). It has been unattended since October 1970. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 669 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] |}
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
- JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. {{{1}}}. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.