Atsumi Onsen Station

Atsumi Onsen Station (あつみ温泉駅, Atsumi Onsen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Atsumi Onsen Station あつみ温泉駅
Atsumi Onsen Station, April 2019
Location	Atsumi Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-7205 Japan
Coordinates	38°37′27.4″N 139°35′16.8″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	109.8 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 18, 1923
Previous names	Atsumi (until 1977)
Passengers
FY2018	101
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fuya toward Kogota Inaho Tsuruoka toward Onagawa Koiwagawa toward Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Iragawa toward Akita
Location
Koiwagawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Koiwagawa Station Koiwagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Atsumi Onsen Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 109.8 kilometres (68.2 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.[1]

Station layout

Atsumi Onsen Station has a single island platform and a side platform, serving three tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by an underground passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka, Akita and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	passing loop
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niitsu and Murakami

History

The station opened on March 18, 1923, as Atsumi Station (温海駅).[1] A new station building was completed in December 1963.[2] The station was renamed Atsumi Onsen Station on October 1, 1977.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 101 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	271[4]
2005	218[5]
2010	133[6]
2015	114[7]

Surrounding area

• Atsumi Onsen
• National Route 7

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 561. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線 あつみ温泉駅". 羽越線資料館.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2019-12-15.

External links

Media related to Atsumi-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)