270px, Ajiro Station platform
is a
railway station
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on the
Itō Line
The Itō Line ( ja, 伊東線, ) is a railway line owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Atami and Itō Stations, along the east coast of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. From Itō, the line continues sou ...
of the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
, located in the southern part of the city of
Atami
is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 36,865 in 21,593 households and a population density of 600 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Atami is located in the far ea ...
,
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...
,
Japan
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. It is also a stop for the
limited express
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Japan
The term "limited express" is a common ...
''
Odoriko
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''.
Lines
Ajiro Station is served by the
Itō Line
The Itō Line ( ja, 伊東線, ) is a railway line owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Atami and Itō Stations, along the east coast of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. From Itō, the line continues sou ...
and is located 8.7 kilometers from the northern
terminus
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* Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination
* Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
Geography
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of the line at
Atami Station
is a railway station in the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Lines
Atami Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Shinka ...
and 113.3 kilometers from
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is ...
.
Layout
Ajiro Station has one
island platform
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on an embankment, with the station building located at a lower level. The station is unattended.
Platforms
History
Ajiro Station opened on March 30, 1935, as the
terminal station
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of the Itō Line from Atami; however, the line expanded to
Itō Station
is a railway station located in the city of Itō, Shizuoka, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the Izukyū Corporation's Izu Kyūkō Line as a tenant running a through service. It also has a freight depot for the J ...
by December 15, 1938. Freight services were discontinued on January 30, 1963. On April 1, 1987, along with division and
privatization
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of
Japan National Railway
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
, East Japan Railway Company started operating this station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 922 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
* Ajiro fishing port
*Ajiro onsen
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
Official home page
{{ja-linecat2, Itō Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935
Railway stations in Yamanashi Prefecture
Itō Line
Atami, Shizuoka