Kokubo Station (国母駅, Kokubo-eki) is a train station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Shōwa, Nakakoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Although officially in the town of Shōwa, the border with the city of Kōfu runs through the middle of the station.

Kokubo Station

国母駅
JR Kokubo Station, January 2006
General information
Location310 Saijō, Shōwa-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°37′49″N 138°33′07″E / 35.6304°N 138.5520°E / 35.6304; 138.5520
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Minobu Line
Distance81.2 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedMarch 30, 1928
Passengers
2016438 daily
Location
Kokubo Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Kokubo Station
Kokubo Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kokubo Station is located in Japan
Kokubo Station
Kokubo Station
Kokubo Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kokubo Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 81.2 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

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Kokubo Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Jōei   Local   Kai-Sumiyoshi

History

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Kokubo Station was opened on March 30, 1928 as a passenger station on the 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. The station has been unattended since June 1983. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company..

Surrounding area

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  • Kokubo Post Office

See also

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