Uenohara Station

Uenohara Station (上野原駅, Uenohara-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the city of Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

JC27 Uenohara Station 上野原駅
South Exit of the Station in May 2021
General information
Location	1025 Arata, Uenohara-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.6188°N 139.1162°E / 35.6188; 139.1162
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	69.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1901
Passengers
FY2017	5041 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shiotsu One-way operation Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid Fujino JC26 towards Tokyo Shiotsu JC28 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Chūō Special Rapid Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Fujino One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Fujino JC26 towards Tokyo Shiotsu JC28 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Fujino JC26 towards Tachikawa
Location Uenohara Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Uenohara Station Uenohara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Uenohara Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) / Chūō Main Line, and is 69.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Takao, Tachikawa, Shinjuku
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Ōtsuki , Kōfu

Station history

Uenohara Station first opened on August 1, 1901, as a station for both freight and passenger service on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after the end of World War II. 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. All express trains passed the station from March 2017. In January 2018, the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office ceased operations.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5041 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1] Uenohara is the third busiest station in Yamanashi Prefecture after Kōfu and Ōtsuki.

Surrounding area

• Uenohara City Hall
• Teikyo University of Science
• Japan National Route 20

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan