Torisawa Station

Torisawa Station 鳥沢駅
Torisawa Station in May 2016
General information
Location	Torisawa, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	81.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1 June 1902
Passengers
FY2011	967 daily
Location Torisawa Station Location within Japan

Torisawa Station (鳥沢駅, Torisawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Torisawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and lies 81.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chūō Main Line
Yanagawa		Local	Saruhashi
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Yanagawa		Commuter Special Rapid		Saruhashi
Yanagawa		Chūō Special Rapid		Saruhashi
Yanagawa		Commuter Rapid		Saruhashi
Yanagawa		Rapid		Saruhashi

History

The station in February 2006, before rebuilding

Torisawa Station opened on June 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. 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. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X Template:Ja icon
• 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.

External links

• Official home page.Template:Ja icon