Yanagawa Station (梁川駅, Yanagawa-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Yanagawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line / Chūō Rapid Line, and is 77.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	for Ōtsuki, Kōfu and Matsumoto
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Takao, Tachikawa, Shinjuku

Station history

Yanagawa Station was opened on April 1, 1949, as a passenger station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Chūō Main Line. It has been unattended since March 1, 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station building was rebuilt in November 1990 in a log-cabin style after a fire destroyed the former building. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 227 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Yanagawa village hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan