Nirasaki Station


Nirasaki Station is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company in Wakamiya 1-chōme, in the city of Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nirasaki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 147.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the two-story station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Nirasaki Station was opened on December 15, 1903 on the Japanese Government Railways Chūō Main Line when the line was extended from Kōfu. The track was further extended from this station to Fujimi on December 21, 1904. The JGR became the JNR 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 2010, the station was used by an average of 2,682 passengers daily.
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Surrounding area