Kasugaichō Station
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is a railway station of the
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, operated by
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(JR East) in the Kasugai-Betsuden neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture,
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.


Lines

Kasugaichō Station is served by the
Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
, and is 125.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.


Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground level side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.


Platforms


History

Kasugaichō Station was opened on 1 December 1954 as , a passenger station on JNR ( Japanese National Railways). The station has been unattended since 1 October 1970. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station was given its present name on 1 April 1993. Automated turnstiles using the
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system came into operation on 16 October 2004.


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 510 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).


Surrounding area

* former Kasugai town hall * Kasugai Elementary School


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 Kasugaichō Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasugaicho Station Railway stations in Yamanashi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1954 Chūō Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Fuefuki, Yamanashi