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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Saruhashi Station

猿橋駅
Saruhashi Station north entrance, April 2007
General information
LocationTonoe, Saruhashi-machi, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken 409-0617
Japan
Coordinates35°36′46.3″N 138°58′6.6″E / 35.612861°N 138.968500°E / 35.612861; 138.968500
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance85.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1902
Passengers
20171358 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) 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 Main Line
Local
Torisawa
JC30
towards Tachikawa
Location
Saruhashi Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Saruhashi Station
Saruhashi Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Saruhashi Station is located in Japan
Saruhashi Station
Saruhashi Station
Saruhashi Station (Japan)
Saruhashi Station seen from nearby hill

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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1  Chūō Main Line for Takao, Tachikawa, Shinjuku
2, 3  Chūō Main Line for Ōtsuki, Kōfu and Matsumoto

Station history

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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

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1358 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  • 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.
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