Kōfu Station

infobox japan station
namerom= Kōfu
name= 甲府


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caption= Limited express "Kaiji" at Kōfu Station
pref= Yamanashi
city= Kōfu
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open= 1903
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operator= East Japan Railway Company
line= Chūō Main Line
Minobu Line
stats= 14,496
statsnote= [Average number of boarding passsengers in fiscal 2007 according to [http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007_01.html JR East statistics] ]
bus=nihongo|Kōfu Station|甲府駅|Kōfu-eki is the central railway station managed by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

*East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
**Chūō Main Line
*Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
**Minobu Line (terminus)

Layout

The station has two island platforms. The southern one has one pass-through track (No. 1) for the Chūō Main Line and two dead-end tracks (Nos. 5, 6) for Minobu Line. The northern platform with two tracks (Nos. 2, 3) is exclusive for Chūō Main Line. There is no passenger track numbered 4.

The ticket offices and gates are located on a bridge over the tracks.

History

* 1903-06-11 – Extension of government railway (later named Chūō Main Line) from Hajikano Station (now Kai-Yamato Station) to Kōfu Station, opening of the station
* 1903-12-15 – Extension from Kōfu Station to Nirasaki Station
* 1928-03-30 – Extension of Fuji Minobu Railway from Ichikawa-Daimon Station to Kōfu Station
* 1938-10-01 – Beginning of consigned operation by government railway of Fuji Minobu Railway
* 1941-05-01 – Nationalization of Fuji Minobu Railway as Minobu Line of government railway
* 1984-02-01 – End of freight service

Adjacent stations

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JR East

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References

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External links

* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=671 Kōfu Station] (JR East)