Ryūō Station

Ryūō Station (竜王駅, Ryūō-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ryūō-shinmachi, in the city of Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is also a container terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company {JR Freight).

For the Nagasaki Main Line station in Shiroishi, Saga, see Hizen-Ryūō Station.
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Ryūō Station

竜王駅
South entrance (a.k.a. Fujisan Gate)
LocationMubanchi, Ryūōshinmachi, Kai-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°40′08″N 138°31′11″E
Operated by
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Distance138.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1903
Passengers
20172,355 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Terminus Kaiji
(limited service)
 Kōfu
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toward Tokyo
Shiozaki
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toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Kōfu
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toward Tachikawa
Location
Ryūō Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Ryūō Station
Ryūō Station (Japan)

Lines

Ryūō Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 138.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

Ryūō Station has an elevated station building with one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1, 2 ■ Chūō Main Line for Kobuchizawa, Shiojiri and Matsumoto
3 ■ Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Ōtsuki, Hachiōji and Shinjuku

History

Ryūō Station opened on December 15, 1903 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. A container terminal was established on June 1, 1988. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004. A new station building was completed in March 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,355 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

  • North entrance (a.k.a. Shōsen-kyō Gate)
  • JR Freight container terminal

Bus terminals

Highway Buses

Highway buses depart from south exit.[2]

Surrounding area
  • Ryūō post office
  • Kōfu City Hall

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "Yamanashi Kotsu Highway Buses" (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  • 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. 0. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
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