Operated by JR East Connections Bus terminal Address Japan | Line(s) Chūō Main Line Passengers (2010) 2,061 daily Opened 1903 | |
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Location Mubanchi, Ryūōshinmachi, Kai, Yamanashi
（山梨県甲斐市竜王新町無番地）
Japan Similar Kōfu Station, Shiozaki Station, Isawa‑onsen Station, Sakaori Station, Nirasaki Station | ||
Ryūō Station (竜王駅, Ryūō-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ryūō-shinmachi, in the city of Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 138.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
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History
Ryūō Station opened on December 15, 1903 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. A container terminal was established on June 1, 1988. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004. A new station building was completed in March 2008.
Layout
Ryūō Station has two island platforms, serving three tracks.
Highway Buses
Highway buses depart from south exit.