Shiozaki Station

Shiozaki Station 塩崎駅
Shiozaki Station entry
Location	123, Shimoimai, Kai, Yamanashi （山梨県甲斐市下今井123） Japan
Coordinates	35°41′16″N 138°29′15″E / 35.687728°N 138.487522°ECoordinates: 35°41′16″N 138°29′15″E / 35.687728°N 138.487522°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1951
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,120 daily

Shiozaki Station (塩崎駅 Shiozaki-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Shimoimai, in the city of Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is located 142.7 km (88.7 mi) of rail from Tokyo Station.

History

Shiozaki Station opened on December 15, 1951 as a passenger station on the JNR (Japanese National Railways). 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.

Layout

Shiozaki Station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1	■Chūō Main Line	for Nirasaki, Kobuchizawa and Matsumoto
2	■Chūō Main Line	for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
JR East
Ryūō		Chūō Main Line		Nirasaki

References

• Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (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. 0. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

External links

• JR East Shiozaki Station