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Kobuchizawa Station in March 2018
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| Location | 1024 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°51′49″N 138°19′01″E / 35.8635436°N 138.3169377°E / 35.8635436; 138.3169377 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 173.7 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 December 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1,486 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kobuchizawa Station (小淵沢駅, Kobuchizawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chuo Main LineinKobuchisawa in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kobuchizawa Station is served by the Chuo Main Line and is located 173.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the starting point of the rural Koumi LinetoKomoroinNagano Prefecture.
Kobuchizawa Station has two island platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
| 1 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kami-Suwa, Shiojiri, and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Chuo Main Line | for Kōfu, Hachiōji, and Shinjuku |
| 4-5 | ■ Koumi Line | for Nobeyama, Sakudaira, and Komoro |
The station opened on December 21, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[1] The Koumi Line began operations from the station on July 27, 1933.[2] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The station has been rebuilt and opened in 2017, with the new structure, designed by architectural firm Atsushi Kitagawara Architects.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,486 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
