Ajiro Station

35°2′37.1″N 139°4′52.34″E / 35.043639°N 139.0812056°E / 35.043639; 139.0812056Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Itō LineDistance8.7 kilometers from AtamiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 December 1904PassengersFY2013922 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Itō JT26 Terminus		Odoriko		Atami JT21 towards Tokyo
Usami JT25 towards Itō		Itō Line		Izu-Taga JT23 towards Atami

Location
Ajiro Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Ajiro Station Ajiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

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)

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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