Kawaguchiko Station (河口湖駅, Kawaguchiko-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1] It is located at an altitude of 857 metres (2,812 ft).[1]

Kawaguchiko Station 河口湖駅
Kawaguchiko Station with Mount Fuji behind, July 2010
General information
Location	3641 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°29′54″N 138°46′07″E
Elevation	857 meters
Operated by	Fuji Kyuko
Line(s)	■ Fujikyuko Line
Distance	26.6 km from Ōtsuki
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	FJ18
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 August 1950
Passengers
FY2015	2,903 daily
Location
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Lines

Kawaguchiko Station forms the terminus of the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki.[2]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of two island platforms serving three tracks, numbered 1 to 3. Passengers access the platforms via a level crossing.[1] It has waiting rooms and toilet facilities.[1] The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

History

Kawaguchiko Station opened on 24 August 1950.[2] A new station building was completed on 24 March 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2903 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

• Lake Kawaguchi
• Tenjō-Yama Park Mt. Kachi Kachi Ropeway
• Funatsu Elementary School
• National Route 137

Bus services

• For Mount Fuji 5th stage[4]
• For Mishima Station (transfer for Tokaido Shinkansen)[5]
• For Gotemba Station and Gotemba Premium Outlets via Oshino and Lake Yamanaka[6]
• For Fujisan Station via Fuji-Q Highland[7]
• For Shin-Fuji Station (transfer for Tokaido Shinkansen) via Lake Motosu and Fujinomiya Station[8]
• For Kofu Station via Isawa-onsen Station[9]
• For Shinjuku Station, Tokyo Station, Haneda Airport, Shibuya Station, Minami-ōsawa Station, Center-Kita Station, Machida Station, Yokohama Station, Kaihimmakuhari Station, Fujisawa Station, Kōzu Station, Ōmiya Station, Shibukawa, Matsumoto Bus Terminal, Kanazawa Station, Shizuoka Station, Nagoya Station, Takayama Station, Ōsaka Abenobashi Station, and Hakata Station (Highway Bus)

References

External links

Media related to Kawaguchiko Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fujikyu Railroad information
• Fujikyuko Train Timetable (in Japanese)
• Mount Fuji Bus Access (Fujikyu Bus)