Ōtsuki Station
{{short description|Railway station in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JC|32|size=50}}
Ōtsuki Station
| native_name = 大月駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Otsuki Station 20060813.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ōtsuki Station, August 2006
| other_name =
| address = 1-1-1 Ōtsuki, Ōtsuki-shi Yamanashi-ken
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.6132|138.9427|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{colorbull|Blue}} Chūō Main Line
- {{colorbull|Blue}} Fujikyuko Line
}}
| elevation = 358 meters
| distance = 87.8 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 1 side + 2 island platforms
| tracks = 5
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus stop
}}
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
| structure =
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=331}}
| code = JC32 (JR), FJ01 (Fuji Kyuko)
| opened = {{start date and age|1902|10|01|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 5,153 daily
| pass_year = FY2011, JR East
| services ={{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line2=Azusa|left2=Enzan|note-left2={{JRSN|CO|37|size=25}}|right2=Hachiōji|note-right2={{JRSN|JC|22|size=25}}
|line3=Kaiji|left3=Enzan|note-left3={{JRSN|CO|37|size=25}}|right3=Hachiōji|note-right3={{JRSN|JC|22|size=25}}
|line4=Fuji Excursion|through-left4=Fuji Kyuko|right4=Hachiōji|note-right4={{JRSN|JC|22|size=25}}
|line7=Chuo|note-mid7={{SLL|Commuter Special Rapid|deeppink|white}}{{SLL|Chūō Special Rapid|blue|white}}|right7=Saruhashi|note-right7={{JRSN|JC|31|size=25}}
|line10=Chuo|note-mid10={{SLL|Commuter Rapid|purple|white}}|right10=Saruhashi|oneway-right10=yes
|line11=Chuo|right11=Saruhashi|note-right11={{JRSN|JC|31|size=25}}|note-mid11=Rapid
|line12=Chuo Main|left12=Hatsukari|note-left12={{JRSN|CO|33|size=30}}|right12=Saruhashi|note-right12={{JRSN|JC|31|size=30}}
|system13=Fuji Kyuko|line13=Fuji Excursion|left13=Tsurubunkadaigakumae|through-right13=JR East|note-left13=(FJ08)
|line14=Fujisan/Mt. Fuji View|left14=Tsurubunkadaigakumae|note-left14=(FJ08)
|line15=Fujikyuko|left15=Kamiōtsuki|note-left15=(FJ02)}}
| map_type = Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Ōtsuki Station
}}
{{nihongo|Ōtsuki Station|大月駅|Ōtsuki-eki }} is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Fuji Kyuko.{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=331|script-title=ja:各駅情報（大月駅）|trans-title=Station Information (Ōtsuki Station) |publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 March 2012}}
Lines
Ōtsuki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line (including Chūō Line (Rapid) services) from Tokyo, and is 87.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station on the Chūō Main Line. It is also the terminus of the privately operated {{Convert|26.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} Fujikyuko Line to {{STN|Kawaguchiko|x}}.
Kaiji limited express services and some Azusa and Super Azusa limited express services stop at this station.JR Timetable, October 2012 issue, p.112-113 A limited number of Narita Express trains also stop at this station, with some of them continuing on to {{STN|Kawaguchiko|x}} on the Fujikyuko Line.{{Cite web | url=http://www.eki-net.com/pc/jreast-shinkansen-reservation/english/wb/common/timetable/byline.html#lex | title=JR-EAST Train Reservation}}
Station layout
File:Fuji-Kyuko-Otsuki-Station-01.jpg
File:Otsuki Station platforms 4-5 20060813.jpg
The JR East section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The Fujikyuko section of the station consists of a single island platform serving two terminating tracks, and also shares Platform 3, the side platform, with JR East.
=Platforms=
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{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|span=3|linename=Chūō Main Line|linecol=Blue|dir=for {{STN|Kōfu|x}}, {{STN|Kobuchizawa|x}}, {{STN|Kami-Suwa|x}}, and {{STN|Matsumoto|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Chūō Main Line|linecol=Blue|dir=for {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Chūō Line (Rapid)|linecol=orangered|dir=for {{STN|Takao|x|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}, {{STN|Tachikawa|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=4|span=2|linename=Chūō Line (Rapid)|linecol=orangered|dir=for {{STN|Takao|x|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}, {{STN|Tachikawa|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Fujikyuko Line|linecol=Blue|dir=for {{STN|Fujisan|x}} and {{STN|Kawaguchiko|x}} (through services)}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=5|span=2|linename=Chūō Main Line|linecol=Blue|dir=for {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|linename=Chūō Line (Rapid)|linecol=orangered|dir=for {{STN|Takao|x|Tokyo}},{{STN|Hachiōji|x}}, {{STN|Tachikawa|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
Station history
Ōtsuki Station opened on 1 October 1902. The Fujikyuko station opened on 19 June 1929.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 220 | isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by an average of 5,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_03.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度）|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 30 September 2018}} The Fujiyuko portion of the station was used by an average of 3417 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.otsuki.yamanashi.jp/shisei/tokei/files/h29toukeisyo.pdf|title=大月市統計書 平成29年版|page=74|publisher=Otsuki City|date=March 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420163450/http://www.city.otsuki.yamanashi.jp/shisei/tokei/files/h29toukeisyo.pdf|archivedate=April 20, 2019}}
The passenger figures for JR East in previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Ōtsuki City Office
- Ohtsuki City College
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|20}}
References
{{Refbegin}}
- Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) {{ISBN|453307698X}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{JapanTrainCite1988|145}}
{{refend}}
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=331 Ōtsuki Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.fujikyu-railway.jp/station/timetable.php?no=01 Fujikyuko station information Ōtsuki Station information] (Fujikyuko ) {{in lang|ja}}
{{ja-linecat|East Japan Railway Company}}
{{Chuo Line (Rapid)}}
{{Chūō East Line}}
{{Fujikyuko Line}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otsuki Station}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902