Hatsukari Station

Hatsukari Station 初狩駅
File:HatsukariSt1.jpg JR Hatsukari Station
Location	3390, Hatsukari-machi Shimohatsukari, Ōtsuki, Yamanashi （山梨県大月市初狩町下初狩3390） Japan
Coordinates
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1908
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	391 daily

Hatsukari Station (初狩駅, Sasago-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Hatsukari-Shimohatsukari, in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 93.9 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station history

Hatsukari Station was opened on July 9, 1908 as a signal stop on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. It was elevated to a full station for passenger and freight services on February 10, 1910. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The current station building was completed in October 1951. 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

Hatsukari Station contains a single island platform.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
JR East
Ōtsuki		Chūō Main Line		Sasago

References

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

External links

• JR East Hatsukari Station