Isawa-Onsen Station (石和温泉駅, Isawa-Onsen-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Isawa-Matsumoto neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
CO41 Isawa-Onsen Station 石和温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The south-side building of the Station in August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 177-1, Isawa-cho Matsumoto, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°39′27″N 138°38′07″E / 35.657561°N 138.635281°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 June 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Isawa (until 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | 2,961 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editIsawa-Onsen Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 127.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa |
History
editIsawa-onsen Station was opened on 11 June 1903 as Isawa Station (石和駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. The station was named to its present name on April 1, 1993. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,961 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- former Kasugai town hall
- Kasugai Elementary School
Surroundings
edit- Isawa Onsen
National Route 140- Fuefuki City Hall
- WINS Isawa (Off course betting facilities of JRA)
Gallery
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Ashiyu front of the Isawa-Onsen Station
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- 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. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.