Kōfu Station

Kōfu Station 甲府駅
Eclan building at the south side of the station
Location	1-8, Marunouchi 1-chome, Kōfu, Yamanashi （山梨県甲府市丸の内一丁目1-8） Japan
Coordinates	35°40′02″N 138°34′08″E / 35.6671593°N 138.569001°ECoordinates: 35°40′02″N 138°34′08″E / 35.6671593°N 138.569001°E
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line Minobu Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1903
Traffic
Passengers ([1])	14,496 daily

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

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
  • Chūō Main Line
• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
  • Minobu Line (terminus)

Layout

The station has two island platforms. The southern one has one pass-through track (No. 1) for the Chūō Main Line and two dead-end tracks (Nos. 5, 6) for Minobu Line. The northern platform with two tracks (Nos. 2, 3) is exclusive for Chūō Main Line. There is no passenger track numbered 4.

The ticket offices and gates are located on a bridge over the tracks.

1	■Chūō Main Line (down)	for Nirasaki, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto
2	■Chūō Main Line (up)	for Enzan, Ōtsuki, Hachiōji and Shinjuku
3	■Chūō Main Line	sidetrack
5・6	■Minobu Line	for Kajikazawaguchi, Minobu and Fuji

History

• 1903-06-11 – Extension of government railway (later named Chūō Main Line) from Hajikano Station (now Kai-Yamato Station) to Kōfu Station, opening of the station
• 1903-12-15 – Extension from Kōfu Station to Nirasaki Station
• 1928-03-30 – Extension of Fuji Minobu Railway from Ichikawa-Daimon Station to Kōfu Station
• 1938-10-01 – Beginning of consigned operation by government railway of Fuji Minobu Railway
• 1941-05-01 – Nationalization of Fuji Minobu Railway as Minobu Line of government railway
• 1984-02-01 – End of freight service

Surroundings

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

• Yamanashi Science Museum
• Takeda Shrine

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR East
Sakaori		Chūō Main Line		Ryūō
JR Central
Kanente		Minobu Line		Terminus

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. Average number of boarding passengers in fiscal 2007 according to JR East statistics

External links

Media related to Kōfu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kōfu Station (JR East) (Japanese)