Mitsutōge Station

三つ峠駅
Mitsutōge Station, January 2011
General information
Location1583 Onuma, Nishikatsura-cho, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°31′26″N 138°50′43″E / 35.52389°N 138.84528°E / 35.52389; 138.84528
Elevation616 meters
Operated by Fuji Kyuko
Line(s)■ Fujikyuko Line
Distance26.6 km from Ōtsuki
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeFJ11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 June 1929
Previous namesOnuma (until 1943)
Passengers
FY1998651 daily
Location
Mitsutōge Station is located in Yamanashi Prefecture
Mitsutōge Station
Mitsutōge Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Mitsutōge Station is located in Japan
Mitsutōge Station
Mitsutōge Station
Mitsutōge Station (Japan)

Mitsutōge Station (三つ峠駅, Mitsutōge-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the town of Nishikatsura, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1]

Lines

Mitsutōge Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and is 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms and tracks from the west, August 2009

The station is staffed and consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the track to the platform via a level crossing.[1] It has a waiting room and toilet facilities.[1] The station is attended.

Platforms

1 ■ Fujikyuko Line for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko
2 ■ Fujikyuko Line for Ōtsuki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Ōtsuki JC32 Fuji Tozan Densha Shimoyoshida
Higashi-Katsura Local Kotobuki
Fujisan Tokkyū: Does not stop at this station

History

Mitsutōge Station opened on 19 June 1929, initially named Onuma Station (小沼駅).[2] It was renamed on 20 September 1943.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 651 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The station was used as a location in the TV Asahi drama Teruteru Ashita (てるてるあした).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
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