Higashi-Katsura Station

Higashi-Katsura Station
東桂駅

Higashi-Katsura Station, February 2006
Location 1380 Katsura-machi, Tsuru, Yamanashi
(山梨県都留市桂町1380)
Japan
Operated by Fuji Kyuko
Line(s) Fujikyuko Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code FJ10
History
Opened 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY1998) 759 daily

Higashi-Katsura Station (東桂駅 Higashi-Katsura-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1]

Lines

Higashi-Katsura Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and is 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms, August 2009

The station is staffed and consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the tracks between the platforms via a level crossing.[1] It has waiting rooms and toilet facilities.[1]

Platforms

1  Fujikyuko Line for Ōtsuki
2  Fujikyuko Line for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Tōkaichiba Local Mitsutōge
Fujisan Tokkyū: no stop
Fuji Tozan Densha: no stop

History

Higashi-Katsura Station opened on 19 June 1929.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 759 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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Coordinates: 35°32′11″N 138°52′16″E / 35.53639°N 138.87111°E / 35.53639; 138.87111

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