Torisawa Station

Torisawa Station
鳥沢駅
Torisawa Station in May 2016
Location Torisawa, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Chūō Main Line
Distance 81.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus terminal
History
Opened 1 June 1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 967 daily
Location
Torisawa Station
Location within Japan

Torisawa Station (鳥沢駅, Torisawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Torisawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and lies 81.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 ■ Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki and Kōfu
2 ■ Chūō Main Line for Takao, Tachikawa, and Shinjuku

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chūō Main Line
Yanagawa Local Saruhashi
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Yanagawa   Commuter Special Rapid   Saruhashi
Yanagawa   Chūō Special Rapid   Saruhashi
Yanagawa   Commuter Rapid   Saruhashi
Yanagawa   Rapid   Saruhashi

    History

    The station in February 2006, before rebuilding

    Torisawa Station opened on June 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. Freight services were discontinued from April 20, 1960. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

    See also

    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. p. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

    Coordinates: 35°36′28″N 139°00′11″E / 35.6079°N 139.0031°E / 35.6079; 139.0031

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