Shimpu Station

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.

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Shimpu Station

新府駅
Shimpu Station platforms in December 2005
Location4103-1, Nakada-machi Nakajo, Nirasaki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°44′14″N 138°26′00″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Distance151.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 10, 1972
Passengers
FY201068 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Anayama
CO48
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Nirasaki
CO46
toward Tachikawa
Location
Shinpu Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Shinpu Station
Shinpu Station (Japan)

Lines

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

The station consists of two opposed side platforms built on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Platforms
west ■ Chūō Main Line for Shiojiri and Matsumoto
east ■ Chūō Main Line for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa

History

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

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "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.
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