Anayama Station opened on August 1, 1913, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. 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 control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the SuicaIC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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