Connections Bus terminal Address Japan | Passengers (2006) 8,960 daily Opened 1938 | |
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Location 3-chome, Yukawa, Itō, Shizuoka
Japan Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Izukyū Corporation
Japan Freight Railway Company Line(s) JR East
Itō Line
Izu Kyūkō Line Similar Izu‑Kōgen Station, Minami‑Itō Station, Izukyū Shimoda Station, Atami Station, Kawana Station | ||
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Itō Station (伊東駅, Itō-eki) is a railway station located in the northern part of Itō, Shizuoka, Japan. It is the terminal station for the Itō Line of the East Japan Railway Company and the Izu Kyūkō Line of the Izukyū Corporation, as well as a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
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History
Itō Station opened on December 15, 1938 when the section of the Itō Line linking Ajiro with Itō was completed. On December 10, 1961, Izu Kyūkō began operations on a line linking Itō with Shimoda. Freight services were discontinued from October 1, 1980, but were resumed on March 31, 1987. On April 1, 1987 along with division and privatization of the Japan National Railway, East Japan Railway Company started operating this station.
Station layout
Itō Station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2 and a single side platform serving Track 3. The platforms are connected by an underpass. The Izu Kyūkō trains use the outer Tracks 1 and 3, whereas the Itō Line pulls into Track 2, and reverses out in the opposite direction. The station building has automated ticket machines and Suica and PASMO automated turnstiles; its "Green Window" service counter is open between 9:00 and 18:00.