Kanigawa Station

Kanigawa Station (可児川駅, Kanigawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[1]


Kanigawa Station

可児川駅
Kanigawa Station, March 2010
Location1356-7 Dota, Kani-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0206
Japan
Coordinates35.4180°N 137.0187°E / 35.4180; 137.0187
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)Meitetsu Hiromi Line
Distance9.7 km from Inuyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHM04
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedApril 24, 1925
Previous namesRhine Yūen (ライン遊園) (1925 - 1943); Dota (土田) (1943 - 1949) (until 1969 (from Rhine Yūen (ライン遊園) since 1949))
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)1520
Location
Kanigawa Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Kanigawa Station
Kanigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kanigawa Station is a station on the Hiromi Line, and is located 9.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Inuyama.

Station layout

Kanigawa Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Hiromi Line for Shin Kani
Change trains at Shin Kani for Mitake
2  Hiromi Line for Inuyama, Nagoya and Central Japan International Airport

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad)
Hiromi Line
Nishi Kani   μSKY Limited Express   Nihonrain-imawatari
Nishi Kani   Limited Express   Nihonrain-imawatari
Nishi Kani   Local   Nihonrain-imawatari

History

Kanigawa Station opened on opened on April 24, 1925 (1925-04-24),[1] as Rhine Yūen Station (ライン遊園駅). It was renamed Dota Station (土田駅) from November 1, 1943 to December 1, 1949, when it reverted to it former name. It was renamed to its present name on November 10, 1949.

Surrounding area

See also

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

Media related to Kanigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. 可児川 [Kanigawa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 23 November 2010.


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