Line(s) Chūō Rapid Line Passengers (2011) 1,567 daily Opened 1902 | Connections Bus terminal | |
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Location Saruhashi-cho, Ōtsuki, Yamanashi（山梨県大月市猿橋町殿上346 2）Japan Similar Torisawa Station, Yanagawa Station, Kai Saruhashi, Shiotsu Station, Hatsukari Station | ||
Saruhashi Station (猿橋駅, Saruhashi-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line of East Japan Railway Company in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 85.3 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
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Station history
Saruhashi Station was opened on October 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. The name of the station was originally Eikyo-eki, but changed to its present pronunciation of the same kanji on August1, 1918. Freight services were discontinued from April 20, 1960. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station building was rebuilt in 1997. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.
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Layout
Saruhashi Station has a single island platform serving two tracks.