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Torisawa Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Distance
  
81.2 km from Tokyo

Passengers (FY2011)
  
967 daily

Opened
  
1 June 1902

Tracks
  
2

Line(s)
  
■ Chūō Main Line

Connections
  
Bus terminal

Address
  
Japan

Platforms in use
  
1

Torisawa Station

Location
  
Torisawa, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan

Similar
  
Saruhashi Station, Yanagawa Station, Shiotsu Station, Hatsukari Station, Sasago Station

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

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Lines

Torisawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and lies 81.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks.

History

Torisawa Station opened on June 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. 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. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

References

Torisawa Station Wikipedia