Enzan Station

Railway station in Kōshū, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

35°42′19″N 138°44′04″E / 35.705403°N 138.734578°E / 35.705403; 138.734578Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Chūō Main LineDistance116.9 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 June 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-11)Passengers20172086 daily Services

Preceding station		Following station
Yamanashishi CO39 towards Minami-Otari	Azusa	Ōtsuki JC32 towards Chiba or Tokyo
Yamanashishi CO39 towards Ryūō	Kaiji	Ōtsuki JC32 towards Tokyo
Higashi-Yamanashi CO38 towards Shiojiri	Chūō Main Line Local	Katsunuma-budōkyō CO36 towards Tachikawa

Location
Enzan Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Enzan Station Enzan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Enzan Station (塩山駅, Enzan-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Enzan-Kamioso, in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Enzan Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 116.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level side platform and one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kōfu, Nirasaki, Kobuchizawa and Matsumoto
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa

History

Enzan Station was opened on 11 June 1903 as part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line from Hajikano to Kōfu. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2086 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

former Katsunuma city hall

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in 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. {{{1}}}. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.