Fujikyu-Highland Station

Fujikyu-Highland Station
富士急ハイランド駅
Fujikyu Highland Station entrance, July 2012
Location
Prefecture Yamanashi
(See other stations in Yamanashi)
District Minamitsuru
Town Fujikawaguchiko
Neighborhood etc. 6663 Funatsu
Postal code401-0301
(in Japanese)山梨県南都留郡富士河口湖町船津6663
History
Year opened 1961
Former name Highland Station
Present name since 1981
Rail services
Station number(s) FJ17
Operator(s) Fuji Kyuko
Line(s) Fujikyuko Line
Statistics 708 passengers/day (FY1998)

Fujikyu-Highland Station (富士急ハイランド駅 Fujikyū-Hairando-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1] It is located at an altitude of 829 metres (2,720 ft).[1]

Lines

Fujikyu-Highland Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and lies 25.0 kilometres (15.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.[2]

Station layout

View of the station platform from the north (Kawaguchiko) direction, November 2007

The station is staffed and consists of a side platform serving a single bidirectional track.[1] It has a waiting room but no toilet facilities.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Fujisan Fujisan Tokkyū Kawaguchiko
Fujisan Fuji Tozan Densha Kawaguchiko
Fujisan Local Kawaguchiko

History

The station opened on 1 December 1961 as Highland Station (ハイランド駅).[2] It was renamed Fujikyu-Highland Station on 11 January 1981.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 708 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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Coordinates: 35°29′22″N 138°46′55″E / 35.48944°N 138.78194°E