Mt. Fuji Station

Fuji Station (富士山駅, Fujisan-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).

[1] The station is located at an altitude of 809 metres (2,654 ft).

Fuji Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and lies 23.6 kilometres (14.7 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.

[2] The station is a terminus station where trains reverse en route between Ōtsuki and Kawaguchiko, this means for through trains heading towards either destinations, the driver is required to change ends to head back out before diverging onto the appropriate route.

[2] It was renamed on 1 July 2011, following renovations overseen by industrial designer Eiji Mitooka.

View of the platforms, with platform 1 on the left, October 2010