Kai-Ōizumi Station

Kai-Ōizumi Station (甲斐大泉駅, Kai-Ōizumi-eki) is a railway station in Ōizumi-Nishiide in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. With an elevation of 1,274 m (4,180 ft) on the southern slopes of Mount Yatsugatake, Kai-Ōizumi Station is the third highest station on the JR East rail network.

Kai-Ōizumi Station

甲斐大泉駅
Kai-Ōizumi Station in July 2015
Location8241 Nishiide, Ōizumi-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken 409-1501
Japan
Coordinates35.8962°N 138.4096°E / 35.8962; 138.4096
Elevation1,158 meters
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Koumi Line
Distance12.2 km from Kobuchizawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 July 1933
Passengers
FY201574 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kiyosato
toward Komoro
 Koumi Line Kai-Koizumi
toward Kobuchizawa
Location
Kai-Ōizumi Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kai-Ōizumi Station
Kai-Ōizumi Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Kai-Ōizumi Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 12.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
station side ■ Koumi Line for Kobuchizawa
opposite side ■ Koumi Line for Koumi and Komoro

History

Kai-Ōizumi Station was opened on 27 July 1933 by the Japanese Government Railways. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 74 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Ōizumi Post Office
  • Ōizumi Onsen

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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