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
General information
Location1-8, Marunouchi 1-chome, Kōfu-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°40′02″N 138°34′08″E / 35.6671593°N 138.569001°E / 35.6671593; 138.569001
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance134.1 km (83.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 June 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-11)
Passengers
FY201715090 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nirasaki
CO46
towards Minami-Otari
Azusa Isawa-Onsen
CO41
towards Chiba or Tokyo
Ryūō
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(limited service)
Terminus
Kaiji Isawa-Onsen
CO41
towards Tokyo
Ryūō
CO44
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Local
Sakaori
CO42
towards Tachikawa
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Terminus Fujikawa Minami-Kōfu
towards Shizuoka
Minobu Line Kanente
towards Fuji
Location
Kōfu Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Kōfu Station
Kōfu Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kōfu Station is located in Japan
Kōfu Station
Kōfu Station
Kōfu Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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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

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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

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

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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

References

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  • 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 93, 182. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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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