Isawa-Onsen Station
# Isawa-Onsen Station

Isawa-Onsen Station (石和温泉駅, Isawa-Onsen-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Isawa-Matsumoto neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

## Lines

Isawa-Onsen Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 127.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two ground level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Kobuchizawa, and Matsumoto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa |

## History

Isawa-onsen Station was opened on 11 June 1903 as Isawa Station (石和駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. The station was named to its present name on April 1, 1993. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,961 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* former Kasugai town hall
* Kasugai Elementary School

## Surroundings

* Isawa Onsen
* National Route 140
* Fuefuki City Hall
* WINS Isawa (Off course betting facilities of JRA)

## Gallery

* Ashiyu front of the Isawa-Onsen Station
