Shiozaki Station

CO45 Shiozaki Station 塩崎駅
Shiozaki Station in January 2015
General information
Location	123, Shimoimai, Kai-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°41′16″N 138°29′15″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	142.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
Passengers
2017	1,120 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nirasaki CO46 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Ryūō CO44 towards Tachikawa
Location Shiozaki Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Shiozaki Station Shiozaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shiozaki Station (塩崎駅, Shiozaki-eki) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Shimoimai, in the city of Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Shiozaki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 142.7 km (88.7 mi) from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station

Layout

Shiozaki Station has two elevated opposed side platforms, which were on an embankment at a higher level than the station building, and which were not connected by an overpass or level crossing. Changing platforms required leaving the station and crossing a public road and reentering. In 2014, the city of Kai and JR East built a new station building which eliminated the height difference, making it a barrier-free station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Chūō Main Line	for Nirasaki, Kobuchizawa and Matsumoto
3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa

History

Shiozaki Station opened on December 15, 1951 as a passenger station on the JNR (Japanese National Railways). 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 October 16, 2004. A new station building was completed in 2014.^[1]。

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Nihon Koku High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
• JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 0. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

1. 「地域のシンボルに」 塩崎駅の新駅舎完成”. Asahi Shimbun. (October 9, 2014) (in Japanese)
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

External links

• JR East Shiozaki Station