Shimpu Station
CO47 Shimpu Station 新府駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimpu Station platforms in December 2005 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4103-1, Nakada-machi Nakajo, Nirasaki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°44′14″N 138°26′00″E / 35.737228°N 138.433347°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 151.2 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 10, 1972 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 68 daily | ||||||||||
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Shimpu Station (新府駅, Shinpu-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Nakata-Nakajō, Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Shinpu Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 151.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms built on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| west | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri and Matsumoto |
| east | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa |
History
[edit]Shimpu Station opened on June 10, 1945 as a signal stop, and was elevated to a full station on September 10, 1972 as a station on the JNR (Japanese National Railways). With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kamanashi River
- Japan National Route 20
- site of Shinpu Castle
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-18. Retrieved April 18, 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. 0. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
External links
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