Kobuchizawa Station Explained


Kobuchizawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:小淵沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1024 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.8635°N 138.3169°W
Operator: JR East
Distance:173.7 kilometers from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Connections:Bus stop
Status:Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Passengers:1,486 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kobuchizawa Station

is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kobuchisawa in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kobuchizawa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line and is located 173.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the starting point of the rural Koumi Line to in Nagano Prefecture.

Station layout

Kobuchizawa Station has two island platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on December 21, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] The Koumi Line began operations from the station on July 27, 1933.[2] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The station has been rebuilt and opened in 2017, with the new structure, designed by architectural firm Atsushi Kitagawara Architects.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,486 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

Famous Ekiben

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Ministry of Railways Notice No. 317 "Gazette, December 19, 1904"
  2. "The Ministry of Communications Notice No. 504" "The Official Journal" July 19, 1933
  3. News: Kitagawara shapes a new Kobuchizawa Station. Daisuke. Kikuchi . 29 August 2015. The Japan Times Online. The Japan Times Ltd.. Japan. 30 August 2015.
  4. Web site: ja:各駅の乗車人員(2019年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019) . https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20201119213758/https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html . 2020-11-19 . 2021-02-11 . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja.