Enzan Station

Enzan Station
塩山駅
North Exit of Enzan Station
Location
Prefecture Yamanashi
(See other stations in Yamanashi)
City Kōshū
Neighborhood etc. 1720, Enzan-Kamiozo
Coordinates35°42′19″N 138°44′04″E / 35.705403°N 138.734578°ECoordinates: 35°42′19″N 138°44′04″E / 35.705403°N 138.734578°E
Postal code404-0042
(in Japanese)山梨県甲州市塩山上於曽1720
History
Year opened 1903
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Statistics 2,055 passengers/day 2010
Medium bus terminal at this station

Enzan Station (塩山駅 Enzan-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Enzan-Kamioso, in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 116.9 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout

Enzan Station has a single side platform and a single island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by overpasses.

Platforms

1 Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Nirasaki Kobuchizawa and Matsumoto
2 Chūō Main Line sidetrack
3 Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa

History

Enzan Station was opened on 11 June 1903 as part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line from Hajikano to Kōfu.The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from February 1984. 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.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
JR East
Katsunuma-budōkyō   Chūō Main Line   Higashi-Yamanashi

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External links

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