Bandai-Atami Station

Railway station in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Footbath in front of 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).

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

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

• National Route 49
• Atami Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)