Kanahashi Station

Kanahashi Station (金橋駅, Kanahashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashihara, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kanahashi Station 金橋駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kanahashi Station
General information
Location	7-1, Magarikawa-chō 5-chōme, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634-0837 Japan
Coordinates	34°30′35″N 135°45′55″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Line(s)	Passenger train services:  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Railway track: Sakurai Line
Distance	27.3 km (17.0 miles) from Nara via Sakurai
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	JR-West
Connections	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines 40・161・Tokkyu (Limited Express) at Kokudō-Magarikawa
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621712
History
Opened	21 April 1913 (1913-04-21)
Passengers
FY 2022	577 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Takada toward Wakayama and Ōji   Local   Unebi toward Nara Takada Terminus   Local   Unebi toward Nara Takada toward JR Namba   Rapid Service   Unebi One-way
Location Kanahashi Station Location within Nara Prefecture Show map of Nara Prefecture Kanahashi Station Kanahashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 27.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.

Layout

Kanahashi Station is an above-ground station with one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is a station building on the right side when facing towards Takada. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

Kanahashi Station opened on 21 April 1913. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2022 was 577 passengers.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 24

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kanahashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)