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.
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).[1]