title: Fujino Station
text: # Fujino Station
  
  Fujino Station (藤野駅, Fujino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Fujino Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 66.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | JC Chūō Main Line | for Ōtsuki, Kōfu, Yokohama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | JC Chūō Main Line | for Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo |
  
  ## History
  
  Fujino Station first opened on July 15, 1901, as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Line. The JGR became the JNR 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 November 18, 2001.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,151 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2005 | 3,007 |
  | 2010 | 2,775 |
  | 2015 | 2,538 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * former Fujino Town Hall
  * Lake Sagami
  