Kōfu Station

Kōfu Station (甲府駅, Kōfu-eki) is the main railway station in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Kōfu Station

甲府駅
Eclan building at the south side of the station
Location1-8, Marunouchi 1-chome, Kōfu-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°40′02″N 138°34′08″E
Operated by
  • JR East
  • JR Central
Line(s)
Distance134.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks5
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 11, 1903
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)15090 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nirasaki
CO46
toward Minami-Otari
 Azusa Isawa-Onsen
CO41
toward Chiba or Tokyo
Ryūō
CO44
(limited service)
Terminus
 Kaiji Isawa-Onsen
CO41
toward Tokyo
Ryūō
CO44
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Sakaori
CO42
toward Tachikawa
Preceding station JR Central Following station
Terminus Fujikawa Minami-Kōfu
toward Shizuoka
Minobu Line Kanente
toward Fuji
Location
Kōfu Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kōfu Station
Kōfu Station (Japan)

Lines

Kōfu Station is served by the JR East Chūō Main Line and is 134.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also the northern terminus of the 83.1 kilometer JR Central Minobu Line.

Layout

The station has one side platform and two island platforms which are shared by both JR East and JR Central. The ticket offices and gates are located on a bridge over the tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1, 2, 3 ■ Chūō Main Line For Nirasaki, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto
For Ōtsuki, Hachiōji and Shinjuku
4, 5 ■ Minobu Line For Kajikazawaguchi, Minobu and Fuji

History

Kōfu Station was opened on June 11, 1903 with the extension of government railway (later named Chūō Main Line) from Hajikano Station (now Kai-Yamato Station). The line was later extended from Kōfu Station to Nirasaki Station on December 15, 1903. The privately-owned Fuji-Minobu Railway connected Ichikawa-Daimon Station to Kōfu on March 30, 1928. This line was nationalized on May 1, 1941, becoming the Minobu Line. All freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 15,090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Kōfu Station is located in the heart of Kofu City. nearby places:

References
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 93, 182. ISBN 4533029809.
  1. 各駅の乗車人員　（2017年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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