Higashi-Yamanashi Station

CO38
Higashi-Yamanashi Station

東山梨駅
CO38; Higashi-Yamanashi Station; 東山梨駅
	Higashi-Yamanashi Station platforms, April 2018
General information
Location	192, Sangasho, Yamanashi-shi, Yamanashi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°41′39″N 138°42′10″E / 35.694172°N 138.702683°E / 35.694172; 138.702683
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	120.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 5, 1957
Passengers
FY2010	669 daily
Services
Location
	Higashi-Yamanashi Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Higashi-Yamanashi Station Higashi-Yamanashi Station (Japan)

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.

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

Seihaku-ji

References

^ "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.

External links

JR East Higashi-Yamanashi Station

[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.