Ōtsuki Station Explained

Ōtsuki Station
Native Name:	大月駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-1-1 Ōtsuki, Ōtsuki-shi Yamanashi-ken
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.6132°N 138.9427°W
Elevation:	358 meters
Distance:	87.8 km from
Platforms:	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks:	5
Status:	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Code:	JC32 (JR), FJ01 (Fuji Kyuko)
Passengers:	5,153 daily
Pass Year:	FY2011, JR East
Map Type:	Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Ōtsuki Station

is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Fuji Kyuko.^[1]

Lines

Ōtsuki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line (including Chūō Line (Rapid) services) from Tokyo, and is 87.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station on the Chūō Main Line. It is also the terminus of the privately operated 26.6km (16.5miles) Fujikyuko Line to .

Kaiji limited express services and some Azusa and Super Azusa limited express services stop at this station.^[2] A limited number of Narita Express trains also stop at this station, with some of them continuing on to on the Fujikyuko Line.^[3]

Station layout

The JR East section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

The Fujikyuko section of the station consists of a single island platform serving two terminating tracks, and also shares Platform 3, the side platform, with JR East.

Platforms

Station history

Ōtsuki Station opened on 1 October 1902.^[1] The Fujikyuko station opened on 19 June 1929.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by an average of 5,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5] The Fujiyuko portion of the station was used by an average of 3417 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) in 2016.^[6]

The passenger figures for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	5,825^[7]
2005	5,378^[8]
2010	5,241^[9]
2015	5,528^[10]

Surrounding area

• Ōtsuki City Office
• Ohtsuki City College

References

• Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009)

External links

• Ōtsuki Station information (JR East)
• Fujikyuko station information Ōtsuki Station information (Fujikyuko)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=331. ja:各駅情報（大月駅）. Station Information (Ōtsuki Station) . East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 March 2012.
2. JR Timetable, October 2012 issue, p.112-113
3. Web site: JR-EAST Train Reservation.
4. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 220 . 4-87366-874-3.
5. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 30 September 2018.
6. Web site: 大月市統計書 平成29年版. 74. Otsuki City. March 2019. April 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420163450/http://www.city.otsuki.yamanashi.jp/shisei/tokei/files/h29toukeisyo.pdf. April 20, 2019.
7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 30 September 2012.
8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 30 September 2012.
9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 30 September 2012.
10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 30 September 2016.