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Location
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Higashikatsura Station

東桂駅
Higashikatsura Station; 東桂駅
	Higashikatsura Station, February 2006
General information
Location	1380 Katsura-machi, Tsuru-shi, Yamanashi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°32′11″N 138°52′16″E / 35.53639°N 138.87111°E
Elevation	561 meters
Operated by	Fuji Kyuko
Line(s)	■ Fujikyuko Line
Distance	13.1 km from Ōtsuki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	FJ10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 June 1929
Passengers
FY2013	506 daily
Location
Location
	Higashi-Katsura Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Higashi-Katsura Station Higashi-Katsura Station (Japan)

Higashikatsura Station (東桂駅, Higashkatsura-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the city of Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).^[1]

Lines

Higashikatsura Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and is 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.^[2]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the tracks between the platforms via a level crossing.^[1] It has waiting rooms and toilet facilities.^[1]

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Fujikyuko Line
Tōkaichiba	Local	Mitsutōge
Fujisan Tokkyū: Does not stop at this station
Fuji Tozan Densha: Does not stop at this station

History

Higashikatsura Station opened on 19 June 1929.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 759 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Shishidome Power Station
Sun Park Tsuru grass ski slope
Chūō Expressway
National Route 139

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

External links

Fujikyuko station information (in Japanese)

[fujikyu-1] 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

[terada2002-2] 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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Higashikatsura Station