Kawaguchiko Station

Kawaguchiko Station
河口湖駅
Kawaguchiko Station with Mount Fuji behind, July 2010
Location
Prefecture Yamanashi
(See other stations in Yamanashi)
District Minamitsuru
Town Fujikawaguchiko
Neighborhood etc. 3641 Funatsu
Postal code403-0301
(in Japanese)山梨県南都留郡富士河口湖町船津3641
History
Year opened 1950
Rail services
Station number(s) FJ18
Operator(s) Fuji Kyuko
Line(s) Fujikyuko Line
Statistics 1,426 passengers/day (FY1998)
Medium bus terminal at this station

Kawaguchiko Station (河口湖駅 Kawaguchiko-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 857 metres (2,812 ft).[1]

Lines

Kawaguchiko Station forms the terminus of the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki.[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms, July 2010

The station is staffed and consists of two island platforms serving three tracks, numbered 1 to 3. Passengers access the platforms via a level crossing.[1] It has waiting rooms and toilet facilities.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Fujikyu-Highland Fujisan Tokkyū Terminus
Fujikyu-Highland Fuji Tozan Densha Terminus
Fujikyu-Highland Local Terminus

History

Kawaguchiko Station opened on 24 August 1950.[2] A new station building was completed on 24 March 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 1,426 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

Bus services

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°29′54″N 138°46′07″E / 35.49833°N 138.76861°E