Kasugaichō Station (春日居町駅, Kasugaichō-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Kasugai-Betsuden neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
CO40 Kasugaichō Station 春日居町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kasugaicho Station platforms in April 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 392-5, Kasugai-cho Betsuden, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′25″N 138°39′33″E / 35.673503°N 138.659053°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 125.0 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1954 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Betsuden Station (to 1993) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 510 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKasugaichō Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 125.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground level side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa |
History
editKasugaichō Station was opened on 1 December 1954 as Betsuden Station (別田駅), a passenger station on JNR (Japanese National Railways). The station has been unattended since 1 October 1970. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station was given its present name on 1 April 1993. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation on 16 October 2004.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 510 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] |}
Surrounding area
edit- former Kasugai town hall
- Kasugai Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- 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. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
External links
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