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
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Inawashiro toward Kitakata Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Kikuta toward Kōriyama Nakayamajuku toward Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Akogashima toward Kōriyama
Location
Bandai-Atami Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture 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

• 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). 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)