Jatco Mae Station

Jatco Mae Station ジヤトコ前駅
Jatco Mae Station in December 2010
General information
Location	Denpō 3653-2, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.157729°N 138.690044°E / 35.157729; 138.690044
Operated by	Gakunan Dentetsu
Line(s)	■ Gakunan Railway Line
Distance	2.3 kilometers from Yoshiwara
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 18, 1949
Previous names	Nissan-mae (until 2005)
Passengers
FY2017	115 daily
Location Jatco mae Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Jatco mae Station Jatco mae Station (Japan)

Platform

Jatco Mae Station (ジヤトコ前駅, Jiyatoko-mae-eki), is a train station in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Gakunan Railway. It is named after the nearby JATCO plant.

Lines

Jatco Mae Station is served by the Gakunan Railway Line, and is located 2.3 kilometers from the terminal of the line at Yoshiwara.

Station layout

Jatco Mae Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Gakunan Railway Line
Yoshiwara		-	Yoshiwara-honchō

Station history

Jatco Mae Station was opened on November 18, 1949 as Nissan-mae Station (日産前駅, Nissanmae-eki) after the large Nissan Motors Fuji assembly plant located nearby. The plant was sold in June 1999 to the Nissan subsidiary Jatco, and the station was accordingly renamed on April 1, 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 115 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• JATCO

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jatco-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Gakunan Electric Train official website (in Japanese)