Jōei Station

Jōei Station 常永駅
JR Jōei Station, January 2006
General information
Location	922 Kamigato, Shōwa-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.6167°N 138.5336°E / 35.6167; 138.5336
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	78.9 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	March 30, 1928
Previous names	Saijō-Jōei (until 1938)
Passengers
FY2016	397 daily
Location
Jōei Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Jōei Station Jōei Station (Japan)

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Minobu Line station information (in Japanese)