Usami Station

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).

JT25
Usami Station

宇佐美駅
Usami Station in March 2008
LocationUsami, Itō-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.005931°N 139.079864°E / 35.005931; 139.079864
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JT Itō Line
Distance13.0 kilometers from Atami
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1938
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)1254 daily
Location
Usami Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Usami Station
Usami Station (Japan)
Platforms

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 Line・Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Atami, Yokohama, Tokyo, Utsunomiya (via JU Utsunomiya Line), Kagohara (via JU Takasaki Line)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Itō Line JT25
Ajiro JT24   Local   Itō JT26

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
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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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