Shionosawa Station

Shionosawa Station (塩之沢駅, Shionosawa-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Minobu, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Shionosawa Station 塩之沢駅
JR Shionosawa Station, March 2006
General information
Location	Obigane, Minobu-cho, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi^ken Japan
Coordinates	35.3794°N 138.4540°E / 35.3794; 138.4540
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	45.7 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	September 1, 1933
Passengers
FY2016	14 daily
Location Shionosawa Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Shionosawa Station Shionosawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shionosawa Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 45.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Shionosawa Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Minobu		Local		Hadakajima

History

Shinosawa Station was opened on September 1, 1933 as a signal stop on the original Fuji-Minobu Line. It was upgraded to a full station on June 1, 1934. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

• Fuji River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)