Kōfu Station

Kōfu Station (甲府駅, Kōfu-eki) is the main railway station in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is managed by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

CO43 Kōfu Station 甲府駅
Eclan building at the south side of the station
General information
Location	1-8, Marunouchi 1-chome, Kōfu-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°40′02″N 138°34′08″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line Minobu Line
Distance	134.1 km (83.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Train operators	JR East JR Central
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 June 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-11)
Passengers
FY2017	15090 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nirasaki CO46 towards Minami-Otari Azusa Isawa-Onsen CO41 towards Chiba or Tokyo Ryūō CO44 (limited service) Terminus Kaiji Isawa-Onsen CO41 towards Tokyo Ryūō CO44 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Sakaori CO42 towards Tachikawa Preceding station JR Central Following station Terminus Fujikawa Minami-Kōfu towards Shizuoka Minobu Line Kanente towards Fuji
Location Kōfu Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Kōfu Station Kōfu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kōfu Station is served by the JR East Chūō Main Line and is 134.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also the northern terminus of the 83.1 kilometer JR Central Minobu Line.

Layout

The station has one side platform and two island platforms which are shared by both JR East and JR Central. The ticket offices and gates are located on a bridge over the tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nirasaki, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto For Ōtsuki, Hachiōji and Shinjuku
4, 5	■ Minobu Line	For Kajikazawaguchi, Minobu and Fuji

History

Kōfu Station was opened on 11 June 1903 with the extension of government railway (later named Chūō Main Line) from Hajikano Station (now Kai-Yamato Station). The line was later extended from Kōfu Station to Nirasaki Station on 15 December 1903. The privately-owned Fuji-Minobu Railway connected Ichikawa-Daimon Station to Kōfu on 30 March 1928. This line was nationalized on 1 May 1941, becoming the Minobu Line. All freight operations were discontinued from 1 February 1984. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 15,090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Kōfu Station is located in the heart of Kofu City. nearby places:

• Yamanashi Science Museum
• Takeda Shrine
• Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly
• Kōfu City Hall

References

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 93, 182. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

1. 各駅の乗車人員　（2017年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

External links

Media related to Kōfu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kōfu Station (JR East) (in Japanese)