is a railway station located in the city of

Itō, Shizuoka 280px, Itō City Hall is a city located on the eastern shore of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 63,343 and a population density of 510 persons per square kilometer. The total area was . ...

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operated by the

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(JR East), with the

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as a tenant running a through service. It also has a freight depot for the

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Lines

Itō Station is the terminal station of the

Itō Line The is a railway line owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Atami Station, Atami and Itō Stations, along the east coast of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. From Itō, the line continues south to Shimoda ...

, and is located 16.9 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at

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and 121.5 kilometers from

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Station layout

Itō Station has a single

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serving Track 1 and Track 2 and a single

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serving Track 3. The platforms are connected by an

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. The Izu Kyūkō trains use the outer Tracks 1 and 3, whereas the Itō Line pulls into Track 2, and reverses out in the opposite direction. The station building has automated

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s and

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and PASMO automated

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s as well as a "

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" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Itō Station opened on December 15, 1938 when the section of the Itō Line linking with Itō was completed. On December 10, 1961, Izu Kyūkō began operations on a line linking Itō with Shimoda. Freight services were discontinued from October 1, 1980, but were resumed on March 31, 1987. On April 1, 1987 along with division and

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of the

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, East Japan Railway Company started operating this station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of station was used by an average of 7822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Izukyu portion of the station was used by 5316 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Itō Onsen

References

External links

Official home page
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