Minobu Station
Minobu Station 身延駅 | |
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|---|---|
| JR Minobu Station, March 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi (See other stations in Yamanashi) |
| District | Minamikoma |
| Town | Minobu |
| Neighborhood etc. | Tsunouchi |
| Coordinates | 35°21′43″N 138°27′12″E / 35.3620°N 138.4532°E |
| Postal code | 409-2412 |
| (in Japanese) | 山梨県南巨摩郡身延町角打636 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1920 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR Central |
| Line(s) | Minobu Line |
| Statistics | 455 passengers/day 2008 |
Minobu Station (身延駅 Minobu-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Minobu, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is located 43.5 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Minobu Line at Fuji Station.
History
Minobu Station was opened on May 18, 1920 as the terminal station on the original Fuji-Minobu Line. The line was extended to Ichikawa-Damon Station in December 1927, and came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. A new station building was completed in June 1980. Freight operations were discontinued from January 16, 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.
Lines
Layout
Minobu Station has a single side platform located adjacent to the station building, and a single island platform.
Platform
| 1 | ■Minobu Line | For Kōfu, Fuji |
| 2 | ■Minobu Line | For Kōfu |
| 3 | ■Minobu Line | For Fuji,Kōfu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Minobu Line | ||||
| Kai-Ōshima | - | Shionosawa | ||
External links
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- (Japanese) Minobu Line station information