Mitsutōge Station

Mitsutōge Station 三つ峠駅
Mitsutōge Station, January 2011
General information
Location	1583 Onuma, Nishikatsura-cho, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°31′26″N 138°50′43″E
Elevation	616 meters
Operated by	Fuji Kyuko
Line(s)	■ Fujikyuko Line
Distance	26.6 km from Ōtsuki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	FJ11
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 June 1929
Previous names	Onuma (until 1943)
Passengers
FY1998	651 daily
Location Mitsutōge Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Mitsutōge Station Mitsutōge Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mitsutōge Station (三つ峠駅, Mitsutōge-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the town of Nishikatsura, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).^[1]

Lines

Mitsutōge Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and is 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.^[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms and tracks from the west, August 2009

The station is staffed and consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the track to the platform via a level crossing.^[1] It has a waiting room and toilet facilities.^[1] The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■ Fujikyuko Line	for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko
2	■ Fujikyuko Line	for Ōtsuki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fujikyuko Line
Ōtsuki JC32		Fuji Tozan Densha	Shimoyoshida
Higashi-Katsura		Local	Kotobuki
Fujisan Tokkyū: Does not stop at this station

History

Mitsutōge Station opened on 19 June 1929, initially named Onuma Station (小沼駅).^[2] It was renamed on 20 September 1943.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 651 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Mount Mitsutōge
• Nishikatsura Junior High School
• Nishikatsura Elementary School
• Chūō Expressway
• National Route 139

In popular media

The station was used as a location in the TV Asahi drama Teruteru Ashita (てるてるあした).^[1]

References

1. 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

External links

• Fujikyuko station information (in Japanese)