Kita-Kanaoka Station

Kita-Kanaoka Station (北金岡駅, Kita-Kanaoka-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Mitane, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kita-Kanaoka Station 北金岡駅
Kita-Kanaoka Station (May 12, 2019)
General information
Location	Shinden Shitobashi, Mitane-cho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2301 Japan
Coordinates	40°8′30.8″N 140°3′48.5″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	349.4 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 25, 1952
Passengers
FY2008	70
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Moritake towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Higashi-Noshiro towards Aomori
Location Kita-Kanaoka Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Kita-Kanaoka Station Kita-Kanaoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kita-Kanaoka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 349.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki

History

Kita-Kanaoka Station began as Kita-Kanoka Signal Stop (金岡信号場) on June 1, 1944, and was elevated to a full station on the Japan National Railway (JNR), serving the village of Kanaoka, Akita on February 25, 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. It has been unattended since May 2005. A new station building was completed in April 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2008, the last for which published information is available. the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area of Mitane, with only a few houses nearby.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員　(2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links

Media related to Kita-Kanaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)