Shiotsu Station

Shiotsu Station (四方津駅, Shiotsu-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the city of Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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Shiotsu Station

四方津駅
The station building in July 2022
General information
Location1981 Shiotsu, Uenohara-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.6142°N 139.0726°E / 35.6142; 139.0726
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance74.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1910
Passengers
FY20171641 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yanagawa
One-way operation
Chūō Line
  Commuter Special Rapid
Uenohara
JC27
towards Tokyo
Yanagawa
JC29
towards Ōtsuki
Chūō Line
  Chūō Special Rapid
Chūō Line
  Commuter Rapid
Uenohara
One-way operation
Chūō Line
Rapid
Uenohara
JC27
towards Tokyo
Yanagawa
JC29
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Local
Uenohara
JC27
towards Tachikawa
Location
Shiotsu Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Shiotsu Station
Shiotsu Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Shiotsu Station is located in Japan
Shiotsu Station
Shiotsu Station
Shiotsu Station (Japan)

Lines

Shiotsu Station is served by the Chūō Rapid Line / Chūō Main Line , and is 74.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Chūō Main Line For Takao, Tachikawa, Shinjuku
2  Chūō Main Line auxiliary platform
3  Chūō Main Line For Ōtsuki , Kōfu

Station history

Shiotsu Station first opened on December 15, 1910, as a station for both freight and passenger service on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGC became the JNR after the end of World War II. 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 November 18, 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1641 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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 11 December 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. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
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