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, Japan.

Lines

Saruhashi Station is served by the Chūō Main Line /

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, and is 85.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of one ground level

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, with an elevated station building located above the platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Station history

Saruhashi Station was opened on October 1, 1902, as a passenger and freight station on the

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(JNR) Chūō Main Line. The name of the station was originally Eikyo-eki, but changed to its present pronunciation of the same ''

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'' on August 1, 1918. Freight services were discontinued from April 20, 1960. With the dissolution and

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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 1997. Automated

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s using the Suica

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system came into operation from November 18, 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1358 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Saruhashi, a famous historical bridge and designated National Place of Scenic Beauty

References

* Miyoshi Kozo. ''Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen''. JT Publishing (2009) *

External links

Official home page
{{Chūō East Line Railway stations in Yamanashi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902 Chūō Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Ōtsuki, Yamanashi