Kokubo Station

Kokubo Station 国母駅
JR Kokubo Station, January 2006
General information
Location	310 Saijō, Shōwa-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.6304°N 138.5520°E / 35.6304; 138.5520
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	81.2 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	March 30, 1928
Passengers
2016	438 daily
Location Kokubo Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Kokubo Station Kokubo Station (Japan)

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.

Lines

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

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

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

• Kokubo Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)