Kobuchizawa Station (小淵沢駅, Kobuchizawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kobuchisawa in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kobuchizawa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line and is located 173.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the starting point of the rural Koumi Line to Komoro in Nagano Prefecture.

Station layout

Kobuchizawa Station has two island platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Chuo Main Line for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, and Matsumoto
2 ■ Chuo Main Line for Kōfu, Hachiōji, and Shinjuku
4-5 ■ Koumi Line for Nobeyama, Sakudaira, and Komoro
  • Kobuchizawa Station in July 2015
    Kobuchizawa Station in July 2015
  • A soba and udon noodle stand inside the station in July 2015
    A soba and udon noodle stand inside the station in July 2015
  • The Koumi Line platforms in August 2009
    The Koumi Line platforms in August 2009
  • The ekiben kiosk on the Koumi Line platform in July 2015
    The ekiben kiosk on the Koumi Line platform in July 2015

History

The station opened on December 21, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] The Koumi Line began operations from the station on July 27, 1933.[2] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The station has been rebuilt and opened in 2017, with the new structure, designed by architectural firm Atsushi Kitagawara Architects.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,486 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Kobuchizawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway
  • Resort Outlets Yatsugatake shopping center
  • Teikyo Daisan High School

Famous Ekiben

  • Awabi no takikomimeshi - abalone rice served inside a woven basket in the shape of a clamshell

See also

References

  • Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
  • JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  1. ^ Ministry of Railways Notice No. 317 "Gazette, December 19, 1904" (National Diet Library Digital Collection) (in Japanese) JPNO 00084180 doi:10.11501/2949766
  2. ^ "The Ministry of Communications Notice No. 504" "The Official Journal" July 19, 1933 (National Diet Library Digital Collection) (in Japanese) JPNO 00084180 doi:10.11501/2958436
  3. ^ Kikuchi, Daisuke (29 August 2015). "Kitagawara shapes a new Kobuchizawa Station". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員（2019年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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