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Kanayagawa Station

Coordinates: 37°40′50″N 140°27′08″E / 37.6806°N 140.4521°E / 37.6806; 140.4521
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Kanayagawa Station

金谷川駅
Kanayagawa Station in October 2015
General information
LocationMatsukawamachi Sekiya Sakashita 30, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1244
Japan
Coordinates37°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
Distance264.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 18, 1909
Passengers
FY20182886 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Matsukawa
towards Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Minami-Fukushima
towards Morioka
Location
Kanayagawa Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Kanayagawa Station
Kanayagawa Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Kanayagawa Station is located in Japan
Kanayagawa Station
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

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2886 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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