Anayama Station (穴山駅, Anayama-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Anayama, in the city of Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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Anayama Station

穴山駅
Anayama Station in December 2006
General information
Location4248-2, Anayama-cho, Nirasaki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°45′04″N 138°24′50″E / 35.751092°N 138.413981°E / 35.751092; 138.413981
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance154.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1913
Passengers
FY2010186 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hinoharu
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towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Local
Shimpu
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towards Tachikawa
Location
Anayama Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Anayama Station
Anayama Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Anayama Station is located in Japan
Anayama Station
Anayama Station
Anayama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Anayama Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 154.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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west  Chūō Main Line for Shiojiri and Matsumoto
east  Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa

History

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Anayama Station opened on August 1, 1913, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. 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 October 16, 2004.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-18. Retrieved April 18, 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. p. 0. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
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