Kasugaichō Station

Kasugaichō Station
春日居町駅
Kasugaicho Station platforms
Location 392-5, Kasugai-cho Betsuden, Fuefuki, Yamanashi
(山梨県笛吹市春日居町別田393-5)
Japan
Coordinates 35°40′25″N 138°39′33″E / 35.673503°N 138.659053°E / 35.673503; 138.659053Coordinates: 35°40′25″N 138°39′33″E / 35.673503°N 138.659053°E / 35.673503; 138.659053
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
History
Opened 1954
Previous names Betsuden (until 31 March 1993)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 510 daily

Kasugaichō Station (春日居町駅, Kasugaichō-eki) is a railway station on theChūō Main Line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kasugai-Betsuden, in the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 125.0 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout

Kasugai Station has two opposed side platform connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

up Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Hachiōji, Shinjuku and Tōkyō
down Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto

History

Kasugai 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.

Adjacent stations

Service
JR East
Yamanashishi   Chūō Main Line   Isawa-onsen

References

  • 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.
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