JC29 Yanagawa Station 梁川駅
The entrance to the station in May 2021
General information
Location	Yanagawa-cho Tsunoe 1484, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°36′19″N 139°02′17″E / 35.60528°N 139.03806°E / 35.60528; 139.03806
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	77.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1949
Passengers
2010	227 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Torisawa One-way operation Chūō Line   Commuter Special Rapid Shiotsu JC28 towards Tokyo Torisawa JC30 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line   Chūō Special Rapid Chūō Line   Commuter Rapid Shiotsu One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Shiotsu JC28 towards Tokyo Torisawa JC30 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Shiotsu JC28 towards Tachikawa
Location
Yanagawa Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Yanagawa Station Yanagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Yanagawa village hall