Kasugaichō Station

Kasugaichō Station (春日居町駅, Kasugaichō-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Kasugai-Betsuden neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

CO40
Kasugaichō Station

春日居町駅
Kasugaicho Station platforms in April 2018
Location392-5, Kasugai-cho Betsuden, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°40′25″N 138°39′33″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Distance125.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1954
Previous namesBetsuden Station (to 1993)
Passengers
FY2010510
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Isawa-onsen
CO41
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Yamanashishi
CO39
toward Tachikawa
Location
Kasugaichō Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kasugaichō Station
Kasugaichō Station (Japan)

Lines

Kasugaichō Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 125.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground level side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, and Matsumoto
2 ■ Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa

History

Kasugaichō Station was opened on 1 December 1954 as Betsuden Station (別田駅), a passenger station on JNR (Japanese National Railways). The station has been unattended since 1 October 1970. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station was given its present name on 1 April 1993. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation on 16 October 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 510 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] |}

Surrounding area
  • former Kasugai town hall
  • Kasugai Elementary School

See also

References
  1. "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 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. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

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