Yanagawa Station (Yamanashi)
Yanagawa Station (梁川駅, Yanagawa-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. LinesYanagawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line / Chūō Rapid Line, and is 77.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. Station layoutThe station consists of one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Platforms
Station historyYanagawa Station was opened on April 1, 1949, as a passenger station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. It has been unattended since March 1, 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station building was rebuilt in November 1990 in a log-cabin style after a fire destroyed the former building. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001. Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 227 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] Surrounding area
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