# Yamanashishi Station

Yamanashishi Station (山梨市駅, Yamanashishi-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kamikanogawa, in the city of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

Yamanashishi Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 122.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Hachiōji, Shinjuku and Tōkyō |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | (siding) |
| 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa and Matsumoto |

## History

Yamanashishi Station opened on 11 June 1903 as Kusakabe Station (日下部駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on January 15, 1962. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from November 15, 1982. 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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1788 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Buses

| Name | Via | Destination | Company |
| Nishizawa Keikoku Line | Erin-ji | Nishizawa Keikoku (Lake Hirose・Kobushigatake) | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| Nishizawa Keikoku Line | Non stop | Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Non stop | Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Kamikurihara・Hikawa Kōkō・Minamichū | Yamanashi-shi Station | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Kamikurihara・Hikawa Kōkō・Minamichū・Ōno | Yamanashi-shi Station | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Kyū Yamanashi City Hall・Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital・Odaya | Yamanashi-shi Station | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Shōtokuji・Odaya・Yamanashi Kōsei Hospital | Yamanashi-shi Station | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Yamanashi City Hall・Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center・Higashi Yashiki・Higashi-Yamanashi Station | Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of South Circle Line | Non stop | Yamanashi City Hall | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of North Circle Line | Yamanashi City Hall・Yawata Jinja・Mizuguchi | Toichi | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of North Circle Line | Yamanashi City Hall・Higashi-Yamanashi Station・Shitikaichiba・Fujiniki Danchi | Yamanashi-shi Station | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of North Circle Line | Yamanashi City Hall・Yamanashi City Hall・Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center・Yawata Jinja・Mizuguchi・Esohara | Yamanashi-shi Station | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| The Direction of North Circle Line | Yamanashi City Hall | Rōjin Kenkō Fukushi Center | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |
| Fuefukigawa Fruit Park Line | Fruit Park | Fruit Center | Yamanashi Municipal Bus |

## Surrounding area

* Yamanashi High School
* Fuefuki River