Saruhashi Station (猿橋駅, Saruhashi-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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JC31 Saruhashi Station 猿橋駅
Saruhashi Station north entrance, April 2007
General information
Location	Tonoe, Saruhashi-machi, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken 409-0617 Japan
Coordinates	35°36′46.3″N 138°58′6.6″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	85.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1902
Passengers
2017	1358 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōtsuki One-way operation Chūō Line   Commuter Special Rapid Torisawa JC30 towards Tokyo Ōtsuki JC32 Terminus Chūō Line   Chūō Special Rapid Chūō Line   Commuter Rapid Torisawa One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Torisawa JC30 towards Tokyo Ōtsuki JC32 towards Shiojiri Chūō Line Local Torisawa JC30 towards Tachikawa
Location
Saruhashi Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Saruhashi Station Saruhashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Saruhashi Station is served by the Chūō Main Line / Chūō Rapid Line, and is 85.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level island platform, with an elevated station building located above the platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Station history

Saruhashi Station was opened on October 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. The name of the station was originally Eikyo-eki, but changed to its present pronunciation of the same kanji on August 1, 1918. Freight services were discontinued from April 20, 1960. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station building was rebuilt in 1997. 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 1358 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Saruhashi, a famous historical bridge and designated National Place of Scenic Beauty

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 home page.(in Japanese)