is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Shimoimai, in the city of Kai,

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, Japan.

Lines

Shiozaki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is from the terminus of the line at

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Layout

Shiozaki Station has two elevated opposed

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s, which were on an embankment at a higher level than the station building, and which were not connected by an overpass or level crossing. Changing platforms required leaving the station and crossing a public road and reentering. In 2014, the city of Kai and JR East built a new station building which eliminated the height difference, making it a barrier-free station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Shiozaki Station opened on December 15, 1951 as a passenger station on the JNR (

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). 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. Automated

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s using the Suica

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system came into operation from October 16, 2004. A new station building was completed in 2014.「地域のシンボルに」塩崎駅の新駅舎完成”.

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. (October 9, 2014) 。

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Nihon Koku High School

References

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

External links

JR East Shiozaki Station
{{Chūō East Line Railway stations in Yamanashi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1951 Chūō Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Kai, Yamanashi