Torisawa Station

Torisawa Station (鳥沢駅, Torisawa-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan.

JC30 Torisawa Station 鳥沢駅
The station building in July 2022
General information
Location	319-2 Torisawa, Tomihama-machi, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.6079°N 139.0031°E / 35.6079; 139.0031
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	81.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1902
Passengers
2014	871 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Saruhashi One-way operation Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid Yanagawa JC29 towards Tokyo Saruhashi JC31 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Chūō Special Rapid Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Yanagawa One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Yanagawa JC29 towards Tokyo Saruhashi JC31 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Yanagawa JC29 towards Tachikawa
Location Torisawa Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Torisawa Station Torisawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Torisawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line / Chūō Rapid Line, and is 81.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Ōtsuki and Kōfu
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Takao, Tachikawa, and Shinjuku

History

The station in February 2006, before rebuilding

Torisawa Station opened on June 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. 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 2014, the station was used by an average of 871 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). |}

Surrounding area

• Torizawa-juku on the old Koshu-kaido

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• 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. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

External links

• Official home page.(in Japanese)