Higashikatsura Station

Higashikatsura Station (東桂駅, Higashkatsura-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the city of Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1]

Higashikatsura Station

東桂駅
Higashikatsura Station, February 2006
Location1380 Katsura-machi, Tsuru-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°32′11″N 138°52′16″E
Elevation561 meters
Operated by Fuji Kyuko
Line(s)■ Fujikyuko Line
Distance13.1 km from Ōtsuki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeFJ10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 June 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)506 daily
Location
Higashi-Katsura Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Higashi-Katsura Station
Higashi-Katsura Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashikatsura Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and is 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.[2]

Station layout
View of the platforms, August 2009

The station is staffed and consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the tracks between the platforms via a level crossing.[1] It has waiting rooms and toilet facilities.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Fujikyuko Line for Ōtsuki
2 ■ Fujikyuko Line for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Tōkaichiba Local Mitsutōge
Fujisan Tokkyū: Does not stop at this station
Fuji Tozan Densha: Does not stop at this station

History

Higashikatsura Station opened on 19 June 1929.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 759 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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