Itō Station

Itō Station 伊東駅

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
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1938
Traffic

Passengers (2006)	8,960 daily

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.

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.

Platform

1	■ Izu Kyūkō Line	Izu-Kōgen ・ Izu-Atagawa ・ Izu-Inatori ・ Kawazu ・ Izukyū Shimoda
2	■ Itō Line	For reversing and letting faster trains pass only
2	■ Itō Line (During night)	Atami
3	■ Itō Line	Atami ・ Odawara ・ Yokohama ・ Tokyo ・ Ueno ・ Omiya
3	■ Izu Kyūkō Line	Izu-Kōgen ・ Izu-Atagawa ・ Izu-Inatori ・ Kawazu ・ Izukyū Shimoda

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
← Itō Line
Izu Kyūkō Line →
Usami	Local	Minami-Itō

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External links

(Japanese) Official home page

Stations of the Itō Line

(Towards Tōkaidō Main Line <<) Atami Kinomiya Izu-Taga Ajiro Usami Itō (>> Towards Izukyū Shimoda)

Stations of the Izu Kyūkō Line

(Through service to Atami) Itō Minami-Itō Kawana Futo Jōgasaki-Kaigan Izu-Kōgen Izu-Ōkawa Izu-Hokkawa Izu-Atagawa Katase-Shirata Izu-Inatori Imaihama-Kaigan Kawazu Inazusa Rendaiji Izukyū Shimoda

Coordinates: 34°58′29″N 139°05′32″E / 34.974789°N 139.092161°E / 34.974789; 139.092161

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