Ato Station 安登駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Ato Station, December 2007 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 5-chōme-2 Yasuurachō Atonishi, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-2512 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°15′15.4″N 132°43′21.1″E / 34.254278°N 132.722528°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 48.7 km (30.3 mi) from Mihara | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JR-Y20[1] | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 24 November 1935 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 357 | ||||||||||
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Ato Station (安登駅, Ato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Lines
[edit]Ato Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 48.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]station side (1) | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara and Mihara |
opposite side (2) | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
History
[edit]Ato Station was opened on 24 November 1935. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 357 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kure Municipal Ato Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
[edit] Media related to Ato Station at Wikimedia Commons