Kai-Tokiwa Station

Kai-Tokiwa Station (甲斐常葉駅, Kai-Tokiwa-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Minobu, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Kai-Tokiwa Station 甲斐常葉駅
JR Kai-Tokiwa Station, January 2006
General information
Location	Tokiwa, Minobu-cho, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.4449°N 138.4769°E / 35.4449; 138.4769
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	54.1 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	December 17, 1927
Passengers
FY2016	30 daily
Location Kai-Tokiwa Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Kai-Tokiwa Station Kai-Tokiwa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kai-Tokiwa Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 54.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Kai-Tokiwa Station has a single island platform serving 2 tracks connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platform

1	■ Minobu Line	For Fuji, Minobu
2	■ Minobu Line	For Kōfu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Shimobe-onsen		Local		Ichinose

History

Kai-Tokiwa Station was opened on December 17, 1927 as a station on the original Fuji-Minobu Line. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

• former Shimobe Town Hall
• Shimobe onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)