Yorihata Station

Yorihata Station (寄畑駅, Yorihata-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Nanbu, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Yorihata Station 寄畑駅
JR Yorihata Station, March 2006
General information
Location	21034 Utsubuna, Nanbu-cho, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.2649°N 138.4751°E / 35.2649; 138.4751
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	31.9 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 1, 1931
Passengers
FY2016	15 daily
Location Yorihata Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Yorihata Station Yorihata Station (Japan)

Lines

Yorihata Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 31.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Yorihata Station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station building is unattended and has neither automated ticket machines nor automated turnstiles.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Ide		Local		Utsubuna

History

Yorihata Station was opened on November 1, 1931 as a station 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.

Surrounding area

• Fuji River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)