Higashikatsura Station

Railway station in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

35°32′11″N 138°52′16″E / 35.53639°N 138.87111°E / 35.53639; 138.87111Elevation561 metersOperated by Fuji KyukoLine(s)■ Fujikyuko LineDistance13.1 km from ŌtsukiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedStation codeFJ10WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened19 June 1929PassengersFY2013506 daily
Location
Higashi-Katsura Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Higashi-Katsura Station
Higashi-Katsura Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
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Higashi-Katsura Station is located in Japan
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Higashikatsura Station (東桂駅, Higashkatsura-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the city of Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1]

Lines

Higashikatsura Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and is 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms, August 2009

The station is staffed and consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the tracks between the platforms via a level crossing.[1] It has waiting rooms and toilet facilities.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Fujikyuko Line for Ōtsuki
2 ■ Fujikyuko Line for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Tōkaichiba Local Mitsutōge
Fujisan Tokkyū: Does not stop at this station
Fuji Tozan Densha: Does not stop at this station

History

Higashikatsura Station opened on 19 June 1929.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 759 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Shishidome Power Station
  • Sun Park Tsuru grass ski slope
  • Chūō Expressway
  • National Route 139

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
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