title: Usami Station
text: # 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).
  
  ## 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) |
  
  ## 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).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Usami Onsen
  