Ajiro Station

Ajiro Station (網代駅, Ajiro-eki) is a railway station on the Itō Line of the East Japan Railway Company, located in the southern part of the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is also a stop for the limited express Odoriko.

JT24
Ajiro Station

網代駅
Ajiro Station in December 2016
Location171-4 Shimo-Taga, Atami-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°2′37.1″N 139°4′52.34″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Itō Line
Distance8.7 kilometers from Atami
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1904
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)922 daily
Location
Ajiro Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Ajiro Station
Ajiro Station (Japan)
Ajiro Station platform

Lines

Ajiro Station is served by the Itō Line and is located 8.7 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Atami Station and 113.3 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout

Ajiro Station has one island platform on an embankment, with the station building located at a lower level. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 JT Itō Line for Itō, Izu-Kōgen, Izukyū Shimoda
2 JT Itō Line (Tōkaidō Line・Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Atami, Yokohama, Tokyo, Utsunomiya (via JU Utsunomiya Line), Kagohara (via JU Takasaki Line)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Itō Line JT24
Atami JT21   Limited Express   Itō JT26
Izu-Taga JT23   Local   Usami JT25

History

Ajiro Station opened on March 30, 1935, as the terminal station of the Itō Line from Atami; however, the line expanded to Itō Station by December 15, 1938. Freight services were discontinued on January 30, 1963. On April 1, 1987, along with division and privatization of Japan National Railway, 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).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Ajiro fishing port
  • Ajiro onsen

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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