is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kamikanogawa, in the city of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines Yamanashishi Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 122.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History Yamanashishi Station opened on 11 June 1903 as on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on January 15, 1962. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from November 15, 1982. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.

Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1788 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Buses Name Via Destination Company Note

Nishizawa Keikoku Line Erin-ji Nishizawa Keikoku (Lake Hirose・Kobushigatake) Yamanashi Municipal Bus

Non stop Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital

The Direction of South Circle Line

Kamikurihara・Hikawa Kōkō・Minamichū Yamanashi-shi Station

Kamikurihara・Hikawa Kōkō・Minamichū・Ōno

Kyū Yamanashi City Hall・Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital・Odaya

Shōtokuji・Odaya・Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital

Yamanashi City Hall・Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center・Higashi Yashiki・Higashi-Yamanashi Station Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center

Non stop Yamanashi City Hall

The Direction of North Circle Line Yamanashi City Hall・Yawata Jinja・Mizuguchi Toichi

Yamanashi City Hall・Higashi-Yamanashi Station・Shitikaichiba・Fujiniki Danchi Yamanashi-shi Station

Yamanashi City Hall・Yamanashi City Hall・Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center・Yawata Jinja・Mizuguchi・Esohara

Yamanashi City Hall Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center

Fuefukigawa Fruit Park Line Fruit Park Fruit Center

Surrounding area Yamanashi High School Fuefuki River

See also List of railway stations in Japan

References

Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009)

External links

JR East Yamanashishi Station