History
When work began on the Tōkaidō Main Line, technology for long tunneling was limited, and in 1895 the line was routed from Yugawara north to Gotemba to avoid the Hakone Mountains before reaching Numazu, Shizuoka. This lengthy detour added considerably to the travel time, and work began almost immediately on the Tanna Tunnel to shorten the line. Atami was already known as an hot spring resort and was connected to the railway at Yugawara initially by human-powered trolleys, followed by a steam-driven omnibus. A station was completed at Atami on March 25, 1925. On December 1, 1934 the Tanna Tunnel was finally completed, and through service to Mishima and Numazu begun. The Itō Line began operations at Atami from March 30, 1935. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen began operations at Atami from October 1, 1964.
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