Shimpu Station opened on June 10, 1945 as a signal stop, and was elevated to a full station on September 10, 1972 as a station on the JNR (Japanese National Railways). With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
^"山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行"(PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2019-04-18. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN453307698X(in Japanese)
JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 0. ISBN4-16-748701-2.