Kai-Ōshima Station (甲斐大島駅, Kai-Ōshima-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Minobu, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Kai-Ōshima Station

甲斐大島駅
JR Kai-Ōshima Station, March 2006
General information
LocationŌshima, Minobu, Minamikoma, Yamanashi
(山梨県南巨摩郡身延町大島)
Japan
Coordinates35°19′41″N 138°27′08″E / 35.3281°N 138.4523°E / 35.3281; 138.4523
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Minobu Line
Distance39.8 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedApril 8, 1919
Passengers
FY20164 daily
Location
Kai-Ōshima Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Kai-Ōshima Station
Kai-Ōshima Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kai-Ōshima Station is located in Japan
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Kai-Ōshima Station
Kai-Ōshima Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Kai-Ōshima Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 39.8 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout edit

Kai-Ōshima Station has a single island platform connected to a small station building containing a waiting room by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platform edit

1  Minobu Line For Fujinomiya, Fuji
2  Minobu Line For Minobu, Kōfu

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Utsubuna   Local   Minobu

History edit

Kai-Ōshima Station was opened on April 8, 1919 as a station on the original Fuji-Minobu Line. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The current station building was completed in February 2000.

Surrounding area edit

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