Shimobe-onsen Station

Shimobe-onsen Station (下部温泉駅, Shimobe-onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Minobu, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Shimobe-onsen Station 下部温泉駅
JR Shimobe-onsen Station, January 2006
General information
Location	608 Hadakajima, Minobu-cho, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.4260°N 138.4722°E / 35.4260; 138.4722
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	51.7 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	December 17, 1927
Previous names	Shimobe (to1991)
Passengers
FY2016	99 daily
Location Shimobe-onsen Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Shimobe-onsen Station Shimobe-onsen Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimobe-onsen Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 51.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Shimobe-onsen Station has one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platform

1	■ Minobu Line	For Fuji, Minobu
2	■ Minobu Line	For Kōfu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minobu Line
Minobu		Limited Express Fujikawa		Kai-Iwama
Hadakajima		Local		Kai-Tokiwa

History

Shimobe-onsen Station was opened on December 17, 1927, as a Shimobe Station (下部駅, Shimobe-eki) on the original Fuji-Minobu Line. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station was renamed to its present name on December 14, 1991.

Surrounding area

• Shimobe onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)