Kanayagawa Station

Kanayagawa Station
金谷川駅
Kanayagawa Station in July 2005
Location Matsukawamachi Sekiya Sakashita 30, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1244
Japan
Coordinates 37°40′50″N 140°27′08″E / 37.6806°N 140.4521°E / 37.6806; 140.4521Coordinates: 37°40′50″N 140°27′08″E / 37.6806°N 140.4521°E / 37.6806; 140.4521
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 264.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened October 18, 1909
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 2930 (daily)
Location
Kanayagawa Station
Location within Japan

Kanayagawa Station (金谷川駅, Kanayagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanayagawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 264.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Kanayagawa Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kōriyama and Kuroiso
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima and Sendai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Matsukawa - Minami-Fukushima

History

The station opened on October 18, 1909.The Matsukawa derailment, an alleged sabotage that resulted in the derailment of a train, occurred near the station on August 17, 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2930 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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