Higashi-Yamanashi Station

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.

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Higashi-Yamanashi Station

東山梨駅
Higashi-Yamanashi Station platforms, April 2018
Location192, Sangasho, Yamanashi-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°41′39″N 138°42′10″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Distance120.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 5, 1957
Passengers
FY2010669 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yamanashishi
CO39
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Enzan
CO37
toward Tachikawa
Location
Higashi-Yamanashi Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Higashi-Yamanashi Station
Higashi-Yamanashi Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-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

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms
south ■ Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto
north ■ Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Hachiōji, Shinjuku and Tōkyō

History

Higashi-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

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 669 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] |}

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "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.
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