Shimpu Station

Railway station in Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

35°44′14″N 138°26′00″E / 35.737228°N 138.433347°E / 35.737228; 138.433347Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Chūō Main LineDistance151.2 km from TokyoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedSeptember 10, 1972PassengersFY201068 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Anayama CO48 towards Shiojiri		Chūō Main Line Local		Nirasaki CO46 towards Tachikawa

Location
Shinpu Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Shinpu Station Shinpu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shimpu Station (新府駅, Shinpu-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Nakata-Nakajō, Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Shinpu Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 151.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms built on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Platforms

west	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri and Matsumoto
east	■ Chūō Main Line	for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa

History

Shimpu Station opened on June 10, 1945 as a signal stop, and was elevated to a full station on September 10, 1972 as a 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Kamanashi River
Japan National Route 20
site of Shinpu Castle

References

^ "山梨県統計年鑑平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-18. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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.