Kanayagawa Station

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).

Kanayagawa Station 金谷川駅
Kanayagawa Station in October 2015
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
FY2018	2886 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Matsukawa towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Minami-Fukushima towards Morioka
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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

• List of Railway Stations in Japan