is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Sakaori 1-chōme, in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Lines Sakaori Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 131.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout The station consists of one ground level side platform and a one island platform serving three tracks, connected by an underground passage. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History Sakaori Station was opened on February 11, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from November 1986. 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. The current station building was completed in February 2006.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area Furouen - Garden Park of Eternal Life iCLA (International College of Liberal Arts) Kofu Higashi High School Yamanashi Eiwa College Yamanashi Gakuin University Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College Yamanashi Gakuin High School Kai Zenkoji Temple
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009)
External links
JR East Sakaori Station