Kanameta Station

Kanameta Station
要田駅
Kanameta Station in May 2008
Location Kanameta Teramukai 69, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4323
Japan
Coordinates 37°27′13″N 140°31′15″E / 37.4537°N 140.5209°E / 37.4537; 140.5209Coordinates: 37°27′13″N 140°31′15″E / 37.4537°N 140.5209°E / 37.4537; 140.5209
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ban'etsu East Line
Distance 69.5 km from Iwaki
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened January 1, 1950
Location
Kanameta Station
Location within Japan

Kanameta Station (要田駅, Kanameta-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu East Line in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanameta Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 69.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki. [1]

Station layout

Kanameta Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Ban'etsu East Line for Miharu and Kōriyama
2 ■ Ban'etsu East Line for Ononiimachi and Iwaki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ban'etsu East Line
Rapid Abukuma: Does not stop at this station
Funehiki Local Miharu

History

Kanameta Station opened on January 1, 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. On March 11, 1989 it became fully automated and on March 3, 2009 started accepting the Suica card.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
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