Kani Station

Kani Station (可児駅, Kani-eki) is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CI02 Kani Station 可児駅
Kani Station in June 2018
General information
Location	Nemoto-cho 3-chome, Kani-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0203 Japan
Coordinates	35.4227°N 137.0555°E / 35.4227; 137.0555
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Taita Line
Distance	12.8 km from Tajimi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	CI02
History
Opened	December 28, 1918
Previous names	Hiromi (to 1982)
Passengers
FY2015	1485 daily
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Lines

Kani Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 12.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tajimi.

Station layout

Kani Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Taita Line	For Tajimi
2	■ Taita Line	For Mino-Ōta, Unuma, and Gifu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Central
Taita Line
Shimogiri		Local		Mino-Kawai

History

Kani Station opened on December 28, 1918 as Hiromi Station (広見駅) station on the Tōnō Railway. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai 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 1,485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kani City Hall
• Kani Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan