Usami Station

Railway station in Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
35°00′21″N 139°04′48″E / 35.005931°N 139.079864°E / 35.005931; 139.079864Operated by JR EastLine(s)JT Itō LineDistance13.0 kilometers from AtamiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 15, 1938PassengersFY20131254 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Itō
JT26
Terminus
Itō Line Ajiro
JT24
towards Atami
Location
Usami Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Usami Station
Usami Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
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Usami Station is located in Japan
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Platforms

Usami Station (宇佐美駅, Usami-eki) is a railway station in the northern part of the city of Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Usami Station is served by the Itō Line, and is located 13.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Atami Station and 117.6 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Usami Station has two opposed ground level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines and Suica automated turnstiles, and is unattended.

Platforms

1 JT Itō Line for Itō, Izu-Kōgen, Izukyū Shimoda
2 JT Itō Line (Tōkaidō LineUeno-Tokyo Line) for Atami, Yokohama, Tokyo, Utsunomiya (via JU Utsunomiya Line), Kagohara (via JU Takasaki Line)

History

Usami Station opened on December 15, 1938, when the section of the Itō Line linking Ajiro with Itō was completed. Freight services were discontinued on November 1, 1958. On April 1, 1987, along with division and privatization of the Japan National Railway, East Japan Railway Company started operating this station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 1254 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Usami Onsen

See also

References

  1. ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2013 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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