Kobuchizawa Station (小淵沢駅, Kobuchizawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main Line in Kobuchisawa in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

CO51 Kobuchizawa Station 小淵沢駅
Kobuchizawa Station in March 2018
General information
Location	1024 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°51′49″N 138°19′01″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chuo Main Line ■ Koumi Line
Distance	173.7 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
History
Opened	21 December 1904
Passengers
FY2019	1,486 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fujimi towards Minami-Otari Azusa Nirasaki CO46 towards Chiba or Tokyo Shinano-Sakai towards Shiojiri Chūō Line Local Nagasaka CO50 towards Tachikawa Kai-Koizumi towards Komoro Koumi Line Terminus
Location
Kobuchizawa Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Kobuchizawa Station Kobuchizawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kobuchizawa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line and is located 173.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the starting point of the rural Koumi Line to Komoro in Nagano Prefecture.

Station layout

Kobuchizawa Station has two island platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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  Kobuchizawa Station in July 2015
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  A soba and udon noodle stand inside the station in July 2015
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  The Koumi Line platforms in August 2009
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  The ekiben kiosk on the Koumi Line platform in July 2015

History

The station opened on December 21, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] The Koumi Line began operations from the station on July 27, 1933.[2] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The station has been rebuilt and opened in 2017, with the new structure, designed by architectural firm Atsushi Kitagawara Architects.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,486 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

• Kobuchizawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway
• Resort Outlets Yatsugatake shopping center
• Teikyo Daisan High School

Famous Ekiben

• Awabi no takikomimeshi - abalone rice served inside a woven basket in the shape of a clamshell

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

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• Official website (in Japanese)