Isawa-Onsen Station Explained


Isawa-Onsen Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:石和温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:177-1, Isawa-cho Matsumoto, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6576°N 138.6353°W
Line: Chūō Main Line
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Isawa (until 1993)
Passengers:2,961 daily
Pass Year:2010
Map Type:Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Isawa-Onsen Station

is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Isawa-Matsumoto neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Isawa-Onsen Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 127.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Isawa-onsen Station was opened on 11 June 1903 as on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 1985. 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. The station was named to its present name on April 1, 1993. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,961 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Surroundings

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 5 May 2019.