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Kobuchizawa Station

Coordinates: 35°51′49″N 138°19′01″E / 35.8635436°N 138.3169377°E / 35.8635436; 138.3169377
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CO51
Kobuchizawa Station

小淵沢駅
Kobuchizawa Station in March 2018
General information
Location1024 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°51′49″N 138°19′01″E / 35.8635436°N 138.3169377°E / 35.8635436; 138.3169377
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance173.7 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
History
Opened21 December 1904; 119 years ago (1904-12-21)
Passengers
FY20191,486 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Fujimi
towards Minami-Otari
Azusa Nirasaki
CO46
towards Chiba or Tokyo
Shinano-Sakai
towards Shiojiri
Chūō Main Line
Local
Nagasaka
CO50
towards Tachikawa
Kai-Koizumi
towards Komoro
Koumi Line Terminus
Location
Kobuchizawa Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Kobuchizawa Station
Kobuchizawa Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kobuchizawa Station is located in Japan
Kobuchizawa Station
Kobuchizawa Station
Kobuchizawa Station (Japan)

Kobuchizawa Station (小淵沢駅, Kobuchizawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kobuchisawa in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kobuchizawa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line and is located 173.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the starting point of the rural Koumi Line to Komoro in Nagano Prefecture.

Station layout

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Kobuchizawa Station has two island platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Chuo Main Line for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, and Matsumoto
2  Chuo Main Line for Kōfu, Hachiōji, and Shinjuku
4-5  Koumi Line for Nobeyama, Sakudaira, and Komoro

History

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The station opened on December 21, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] The Koumi Line began operations from the station on July 27, 1933.[2] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The station has been rebuilt and opened in 2017, with the new structure, designed by architectural firm Atsushi Kitagawara Architects.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,486 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Kobuchizawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway
  • Resort Outlets Yatsugatake shopping center
  • Teikyo Daisan High School

Famous Ekiben

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  • Awabi no takikomimeshi - abalone rice served inside a woven basket in the shape of a clamshell

See also

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References

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  • 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. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  1. ^ Ministry of Railways Notice No. 317 "Gazette, December 19, 1904" (National Diet Library Digital Collection) (in Japanese) JPNO 00084180 doi:10.11501/2949766
  2. ^ "The Ministry of Communications Notice No. 504" "The Official Journal" July 19, 1933 (National Diet Library Digital Collection) (in Japanese) JPNO 00084180 doi:10.11501/2958436
  3. ^ Kikuchi, Daisuke (29 August 2015). "Kitagawara shapes a new Kobuchizawa Station". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員(2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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