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Railway station in Shōwa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Jōei Station
常永駅
JR Jōei Station, 2022
General information
Location922 Kamigato, Shōwa-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°37′00″N 138°32′01″E / 35.6167°N 138.5336°E / 35.6167; 138.5336
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Minobu Line
Distance78.9 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedMarch 30, 1928
Previous namesSaijō-Jōei (until 1938)
Passengers
FY2016397 daily
Location
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Jōei Station (常永駅, Jōei-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Shōwa, Nakakoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Jōei Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 78.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Jōei Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Minobu Line For Kōfu
2 ■ Minobu Line For Fuji, Minobu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Koikawa   Local   Kokubo

History

Jōei Station was opened on March 30, 1928 as Saijō-Jōei Station (西条常永駅, Saijō-Jōei-eki) on the Fuji-Minobu Line. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1938. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. The station has been unattended since June 1983. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

  • Jōei Elementary School
  • Kokubo Industrial Park

See also

External links

Stations of the Minobu Line
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