Jōei Station Explained

Jōei Station
Native Name:常永駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:922 Kamigato, Shōwa-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Minobu Line
Distance:78.9 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:March 30, 1928
Former:Saijō-Jōei (until 1938)
Passengers:397 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Jōei Station

is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Shōwa, Nakakoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Jōei Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 78.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Jōei Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Jōei Station was opened on March 30, 1928 as on the Fuji-Minobu Line. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1938. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. The station has been unattended since June 1983. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

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