Kinomiya Station Explained


Kinomiya Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:来宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:7-18 Fukumichi-chō, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0986°N 139.0659°W
Distance: from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:JT22
Passengers:1,133 daily
Pass Year:FY2013
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kinomiya Station

thumb|right|270px|Platform is a railway station on the Itō Line of the East Japan Railway Company, located in the central part of the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The Tōkaidō Main Line runs parallel to the Itō Line through Kinomiya Station, but only Itō Line has a station at this location. The 0-km indicator of the Itō Line is located at this station, although the Itō Line “officially” starts at Atami.

Lines

Kinomiya Station is served by the Itō Line and is located 1.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Atami Station and 105.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout

Kinomiya Station has one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The area around the Kinomiya Station is landfill, from the previous rubble formed by the digging of the Tanna Tunnel. Kinomiya Station opened on March 30, 1935 when the section of the Itō Line linking Atami with was completed.

On April 1, 1987 along with division and privatization of the Japan National Railway, East Japan Railway Company started operating this station. The CTC center of the Itō Line used to be located at Kinomiya, but along with its renewal to one that includes the controller of tracks at Atami Station in autumn of 2006, it moved to Atami.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 1133 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_06.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013). 2017. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 5 June 2019.