Bandai-Atami Station Explained

Bandai-Atami Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:磐梯熱海駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4 Atami, Atami-cho, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-1309
Country:Japan
Distance:15.4 km from
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Opened:July 26, 1898
Former:Atami (until 1925)
Iwaki-Atami (until 1965)
Passengers:262 daily
Pass Year:FY2016

is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Bandai-Atami Station is served by the Banetsu West Line, and is located 15.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .[1]

Station layout

Bandai-Atami Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on July 26, 1898, as . It was renamed on March 20, 1925, and renamed Bandai-Atami on June 1, 1965. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 262 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地. 50. 2013-08-04. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. Japanese. B00DNBCZL0. 23.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). 2017. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 January 2018.