Bandai-Atami Station

Bandai-Atami Station (磐梯熱海駅, Bandai-Atami-eki) is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Bandai-Atami Station

磐梯熱海駅
Bandai-Atami Station in May 2005
General information
Location4 Atami, Atami-cho, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-1309
Japan
Coordinates37.4805°N 140.2708°E / 37.4805; 140.2708
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance15.4 km from Kōriyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1898
Previous namesAtami (until 1925)
Iwaki-Atami (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2016262 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Inawashiro
towards Kitakata
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid
Kikuta
towards Kōriyama
Nakayamajuku
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Akogashima
towards Kōriyama
Location
Bandai-Atami Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Bandai-Atami Station
Bandai-Atami Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Bandai-Atami Station is located in Japan
Bandai-Atami Station
Bandai-Atami Station
Bandai-Atami Station (Japan)
Footbath in front of Bandai-Atami Station

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 Kōriyama.[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

1  Banetsu West Line for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Kitakata
for Kōriyama
2  Banetsu West Line for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Kitakata

History

The station opened on July 26, 1898, as Atami Station (熱海駅, Atami-eki). It was renamed Iwaki-Atami Station (岩城熱海駅) 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

References

  1. 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 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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