Jōei Station
Jōei Station 常永駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 922 Kamigato, Shōwa-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°37′00″N 138°32′01″E / 35.6167°N 138.5336°E | ||||
Operated by | JR Central | ||||
Line(s) | Minobu Line | ||||
Distance | 78.9 kilometers from Fuji | ||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | March 30, 1928 | ||||
Previous names | Saijō-Jōei (until 1938) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 397 daily | ||||
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Jōei Station (常永駅, Jōei-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Shōwa, Nakakoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Jōei Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 78.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.
Layout
[edit]Jōei Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Minobu Line | For Kōfu |
2 | ■ Minobu Line | For Fuji, Minobu |
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Minobu Line | ||||
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Koikawa | Local | Kokubo |
History
[edit]Jōei Station was opened on March 30, 1928 as Saijō-Jōei Station (西条常永駅, Saijō-Jōei-eki) on the Fuji-Minobu Line. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1938. 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. The station has been unattended since June 1983. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Jōei Elementary School
- Kokubo Industrial Park
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)