Ryūō Station
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Ryūō Station
竜王駅 |
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South entrance (a.k.a. Fujisan Gate)
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| Location | Mubanchi, Ryūōshinmachi, Kai, Yamanashi （山梨県甲斐市竜王新町無番地） Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°40′08″N 138°31′11″E / 35.668772°N 138.519744°ECoordinates: 35°40′08″N 138°31′11″E / 35.668772°N 138.519744°E |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Chūō Main Line |
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| Opened | 1903 |
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| Passengers (2010) | 2,061 daily |
Ryūō Station (竜王駅 Ryūō-eki?) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ryūō-shinmachi, in the city of Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 138.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Ryūō Station opened on December 15, 1903 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). 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 joint control of the East Japan Railway Company and the Japan Freight Railway Company. A container terminal was established on June 1, 1988. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004. A new station building was completed in March 2008.
Ryūō Station has two island platforms, serving three tracks.
North entrance (a.k.a. Shōsen-kyō Gate)
Highway buses depart from south exit.
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