title: Atashika Station
text: # Atashika Station
  
  Atashika Station (新鹿駅, Atashika-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Atashika Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 150.6 km (93.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single island platform connected to the small station building, which dates from the opening of the line, by a barrier-protected pedestrian level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Shingū |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | For Owase, Nagoya |
  
  ## History
  
  Atashika Station opened on 1 April 1956, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei-Nishi Line. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 1 November 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 47 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Atashika beach
  * Kumano City Hall Atashika Branch Office
  * Kumano City Atashika Elementary School
  * Kumano City Shinka Junior High School
  