Ōtsuki Station

Railway station in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

JC32
Ōtsuki Station

大月駅

Ōtsuki Station, August 2006

General information
Location| 1-1-1 Ōtsuki, Ōtsuki-shi Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates| 35°36′48″N 138°56′34″E﻿ / ﻿35.6132°N 138.9427°E﻿ / 35.6132; 138.9427
Elevation| 358 meters
Operated by|

* JR East
* Fuji Kyuko

Line(s)|

* ■ Chūō Main Line
* ■ Fujikyuko Line

Distance| 87.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms| 1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks| 5
Connections|

* Bus stop

Other information
Status| Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code| JC32 (JR), FJ01 (Fuji Kyuko)
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 1 October 1902; 122 years ago (1902-10-01)
Passengers
FY2011, JR East| 5,153 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

|
|

Enzan

CO37

towards Hakuba

|  | Azusa |  | Hachiōji

JC22

towards Chiba or Tokyo

Enzan

CO37

towards Ryūō

|  | Kaiji |  | Hachiōji

JC22

towards Tokyo

through to Fuji Kyuko |  | Fuji Excursion |  | Hachiōji

JC22

towards Shinjuku

Terminus |  | Chūō Line

Commuter Special Rapid

Chūō Special Rapid

|  | Saruhashi

JC31

towards Tokyo

| Chūō Line

Commuter Rapid

|  | Saruhashi

One-way operation

| Chūō Line

Rapid

|  | Saruhashi

JC31

towards Tokyo

Hatsukari

CO33

towards Shiojiri

|  | Chūō Main Line

Local

|  | Saruhashi

JC31

towards Tachikawa

Preceding station  | Fuji Kyuko | Following station
Tsurubunkadaigakumae

(FJ08)

towards Kawaguchiko

|  | Fuji Excursion |  | through to JR East
| Fujisan and Mt. Fuji View |  | Terminus
Kamiōtsuki

(FJ02)

towards Kawaguchiko

|  | Fujikyuko Line |

Location

Ōtsuki Station

Location within Yamanashi Prefecture

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Ōtsuki Station

Ōtsuki Station (Japan)

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Ōtsuki Station (大月駅, Ōtsuki-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Fuji Kyuko.[1]

## Lines

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Ōtsuki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line (including Chūō Line (Rapid) services) from Tokyo, and is 87.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station on the Chūō Main Line. It is also the terminus of the privately operated 26.6 km (16.5 mi) Fujikyuko Line to Kawaguchiko.

Kaiji limited express services and some Azusa and Super Azusa limited express services stop at this station.[2] A limited number of Narita Express trains also stop at this station, with some of them continuing on to Kawaguchiko on the Fujikyuko Line.[3]

## Station layout

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Fujikyuko Line platforms 1 & 2, January 2011 View of JR East platforms 4 & 5, August 2006

The JR East section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

The Fujikyuko section of the station consists of a single island platform serving two terminating tracks, and also shares Platform 3, the side platform, with JR East.

### Platforms

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1, 2 | ■ Fujikyuko Line | for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko

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3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, Kami-Suwa, and Matsumoto
■ Chūō Main Line  | for Hachiōji, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
■ Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Takao, Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
4 | ■ Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Takao, Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
■ Fujikyuko Line | for Fujisan and Kawaguchiko (through services)
5 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Hachiōji, Shinjuku, and Tokyo
■ Chūō Line (Rapid) | for Takao,Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

## Station history

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Ōtsuki Station opened on 1 October 1902.[1] The Fujikyuko station opened on 19 June 1929.[4]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the JR East station was used by an average of 5,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The Fujiyuko portion of the station was used by an average of 3417 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) in 2016.[6]

The passenger figures for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year | Daily average

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2000 | 5,825[7]
2005 | 5,378[8]
2010 | 5,241[9]
2015 | 5,528[10]

## Surrounding area

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* Ōtsuki City Office
* Ohtsuki City College
* National Route 20

## References

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* Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
* JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 145\. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

1. ^ a b c 各駅情報（大月駅） [Station Information (Ōtsuki Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
2. ^ JR Timetable, October 2012 issue, p.112-113
3. ^ "JR-EAST Train Reservation".
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.
5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
6. ^ "大月市統計書 平成29年版" (PDF). Otsuki City. March 2019. p. 74\. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōtsuki Station.

* Ōtsuki Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
* Fujikyuko station information Ōtsuki Station information (Fujikyuko ) (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Chūō Line

* Tokyo
* Kanda
* ~~Manseibashi~~
* Ochanomizu
* Yotsuya
* Shinjuku
* Nakano
* Kōenji
* Asagaya
* Ogikubo
* Nishi-Ogikubo
* Kichijōji
* Mitaka
* Musashi-Sakai
* Higashi-Koganei
* Musashi-Koganei
* Kokubunji
* Nishi-Kokubunji
* Kunitachi
* Tachikawa (Ōme Line towards Ōme >> )
* Hino
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* Hachiōji
* Nishi-Hachiōji
* Takao
* Sagamiko
* Fujino
* Uenohara
* Shiotsu
* Yanagawa
* Torisawa
* Saruhashi
* Ōtsuki (Fuji Kyuko Line for Kawaguchiko >> )

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Stations of the Chūō Main Line (JR East)

* Tokyo
* Shinjuku
* Tachikawa
* Hino
* Toyoda
* Hachiōji
* Nishi-Hachiōji
* Takao
* Sagamiko
* Fujino
* Uenohara
* Shiotsu
* Yanagawa
* Torisawa
* Saruhashi
* Ōtsuki
* Hatsukari
* Sasago
* Kai-Yamato
* Katsunuma-budōkyō
* Enzan
* Higashi-Yamanashi
* Yamanashishi
* Kasugaichō
* Isawa-onsen
* Sakaori
* Kōfu
* Ryūō
* Shiozaki
* Nirasaki
* Shimpu
* Anayama
* Hinoharu
* Nagasaka
* Kobuchizawa
* Shinano-Sakai
* Fujimi
* Suzurannosato
* Aoyagi
* Chino
* Kami-Suwa
* Shimo-Suwa
* Okaya
* Midoriko
* Shiojiri

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Okaya
Kawagishi
Tatsuno
Shinano-Kawashima
Ono
Shiojiri

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Stations of the Fujikyuko Line

* (Chūō Main Line << ) Ōtsuki
* Kamiōtsuki
* Tanokura
* Kasei
* Akasaka
* Tsurushi
* Yamuramachi
* Tsurubunkadaigakumae
* Tōkaichiba
* Higashikatsura
* Mitsutōge
* Kotobuki
* Yoshiikeonsenmae
* Shimoyoshida
* Gekkōji
* Mt. Fuji
* Fujikyu-Highland
* Kawaguchiko

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