Kanayagawa Station 金谷川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kanayagawa Station in October 2015 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 264.0 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 18, 1909 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 2886 (daily) | ||||||||||
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  Kanayagawa Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture  Kanayagawa Station Kanayagawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Kanayagawa Station (金谷川駅, Kanayagawa-eki) is a railway station 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
The 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 |
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 2018, the station was used by an average of 2886 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Kanayagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)