Anayama Station
# Anayama Station

Anayama Station (穴山駅, Anayama-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Anayama, in the city of Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

Anayama Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 154.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| west | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri and Matsumoto |
| - | - | - |
| east | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Kōfu, Enzan, Ōtsuki and Tachikawa |

## History

Anayama Station opened on August 1, 1913, 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. 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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kamanashi River
* Japan National Route 20
* Anayama Post Office
