Sakaori Station
# Sakaori Station

Sakaori Station (酒折駅, Sakaori-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Sakaori 1-chōme, in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

Sakaori Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 131.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground level side platform and a one island platform serving three tracks, connected by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Nirasaki, and Kobuchizawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for express and starting trains |
| 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Takao, Hachiōji and Tachikawa |

## History

Sakaori Station was opened on February 11, 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from November 1986. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004. The current station building was completed in February 2006.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Furouen - Garden Park of Eternal Life
* iCLA (International College of Liberal Arts)
* Kofu Higashi High School
* Yamanashi Eiwa College
* Yamanashi Gakuin University
* Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College
* Yamanashi Gakuin High School
* Kai Zenkoji Temple
