Kanayagawa Station

Kanayagawa Station 金谷川駅
Kanayagawa Station in July 2005
General information
Location	Matsukawamachi Sekiya Sakashita 30, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1244 Japan
Coordinates	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
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).

Surrounding area

• Kanayagawa Post Office
• Fukushima University

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kanayagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon