Bandai-Atami Station

Bandai-Atami Station
Bandai-Atami Station; 磐梯熱海駅
	Bandai-Atami Station in May 2005
Location	4 Atami, Atami-cho, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-1309; Japan
Coordinates	37.4805°N 140.2708°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	15.4 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 26, 1898
Previous names	Atami (until 1925); Iwaki-Atami (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2016	262 daily
Services
Location
	Bandai-Atami Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Bandai-Atami Station Bandai-Atami Station (Japan)

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).

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

National Route 49
Atami Post Office

References

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). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
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)

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[zeneki50-1] 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). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.

[jreast2016stats-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.