Ōtsuki Station

Ōtsuki Station (大月駅, Ōtsuki-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Fuji Kyuko.^[1]

JC32 Ōtsuki Station 大月駅
Ōtsuki Station, August 2006
General information
Location	1-1-1 Ōtsuki, Ōtsuki-shi Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°36′48″N 138°56′34″E
Elevation	358 meters
Operated by	JR East Fuji Kyuko
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line ■ Fujikyuko Line
Distance	87.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JC32 (JR), FJ01 (Fuji Kyuko)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1902; 122 years ago (1902-10-01)
Passengers
FY2011, JR East	5,153 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Enzan CO37 towards Minami-Otari Azusa Hachiōji JC22 towards Chiba or Tokyo Enzan CO37 towards Ryūō Kaiji Hachiōji JC22 towards Tokyo through to Fuji Kyuko Fuji Excursion Hachiōji JC22 towards Shinjuku Terminus Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid Chūō Special Rapid Saruhashi JC31 towards Tokyo Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Saruhashi One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Saruhashi JC31 towards Tokyo Hatsukari CO33 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Saruhashi JC31 towards Tachikawa Preceding station Fuji Kyuko Following station Tsurubunkadaigakumae (FJ08) towards Kawaguchiko Fuji Excursion through to JR East Fujisan and Mt. Fuji View Terminus Kamiōtsuki (FJ02) towards Kawaguchiko Fujikyuko Line
Location Ōtsuki Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Ōtsuki Station Ōtsuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ōtsuki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line (including Chūō Line (Rapid) services) from Tokyo, and is 87.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station on the Chūō Main Line. It is also the terminus of the privately operated 26.6 km (16.5 mi) Fujikyuko Line to Kawaguchiko.

Kaiji limited express services and some Azusa and Super Azusa limited express services stop at this station.^[2] A limited number of Narita Express trains also stop at this station, with some of them continuing on to Kawaguchiko on the Fujikyuko Line.^[3]

Station layout

Fujikyuko Line platforms 1 & 2, January 2011

View of JR East platforms 4 & 5, August 2006

The JR East section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

The Fujikyuko section of the station consists of a single island platform serving two terminating tracks, and also shares Platform 3, the side platform, with JR East.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Fujikyuko Line	for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko
3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa, and Matsumoto
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Hachiōji, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
	■ Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Takao, Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
4	■ Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Takao, Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
	■ Fujikyuko Line	for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko (through services)
5	■ Chūō Main Line	for Hachiōji, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
	■ Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Takao,Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Station history

Ōtsuki Station opened on 1 October 1902.^[1] The Fujikyuko station opened on 19 June 1929.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by an average of 5,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5] The Fujiyuko portion of the station was used by an average of 3417 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) in 2016.^[6]

The passenger figures for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	5,825[7]
2005	5,378[8]
2010	5,241[9]
2015	5,528[10]

Surrounding area

• Ōtsuki City Office
• Ohtsuki City College
• National Route 20

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. 各駅情報（大月駅） [Station Information (Ōtsuki Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
2. JR Timetable, October 2012 issue, p.112-113
3. "JR-EAST Train Reservation".
4. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
6. "大月市統計書 平成29年版" (PDF). Otsuki City. March 2019. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
10. 各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

External links

• Ōtsuki Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Fujikyuko station information Ōtsuki Station information (Fujikyuko ) (in Japanese)