Ajiro Station

JT24 Ajiro Station 網代駅
Ajiro Station in December 2016
General information
Location	171-4 Shimo-Taga, Atami-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°2′37.1″N 139°4′52.34″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Itō Line
Distance	8.7 kilometers from Atami
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 December 1904
Passengers
FY2013	922 daily
Location Ajiro Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Ajiro Station Ajiro Station (Japan)

Ajiro Station platform

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)

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).

Surrounding area

• Ajiro fishing port
• Ajiro onsen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official home page (in Japanese)