is a railway station of the

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(JR East) in Nakata-Nakajō, Nirasaki City,

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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Lines

Shinpu Station is served by the

, and is 151.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s built on an embankment. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Shimpu Station opened on June 10, 1945 as a signal stop, and was elevated to a full station on September 10, 1972 as a 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kamanashi River *

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* site of

Shinpu Castle was a Sengoku period ''hirayama''-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Nirasaki, Yamanashi prefecture. It was the primary fortress of the warlord Takeda Katsuyori. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic ...

References

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

External links

JR East Shimpu Station
{{Chūō East Line Railway stations in Yamanashi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1972 Chūō Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Nirasaki, Yamanashi