Shiotsu Station

Shiotsu Station (四方津駅, Shiotsu-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the city of Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

JC28 Shiotsu Station 四方津駅
The station building in July 2022
General information
Location	1981 Shiotsu, Uenohara-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.6142°N 139.0726°E / 35.6142; 139.0726
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	74.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1910
Passengers
FY2017	1641 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yanagawa One-way operation Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid Uenohara JC27 towards Tokyo Yanagawa JC29 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Chūō Special Rapid Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Uenohara One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Uenohara JC27 towards Tokyo Yanagawa JC29 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Uenohara JC27 towards Tachikawa
Location Shiotsu Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Shiotsu Station Shiotsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shiotsu Station is served by the Chūō Rapid Line / Chūō Main Line, and is 74.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Takao, Tachikawa, Shinjuku
2	■ Chūō Main Line	auxiliary platform
3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Ōtsuki , Kōfu

Station history

Shiotsu Station first opened on December 15, 1910, as a station for both freight and passenger service on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGC became the JNR after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1641 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Shiotsu Elementary School
• Japan National Route 20

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

• 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.

External links

• Official home page.(in Japanese)