Kanamachi Station

For the Keisei Electric Railway station, see Keisei Kanamachi Station.
Kanamachi Station
金町駅
Station entrance, May 2006
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Katsushika
Neighborhood etc. 6 Kanamachi
Postal code125-0042
(in Japanese)東京都葛飾区金町六丁目
History
Year opened 1897
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Statistics 43,971 passengers/day (FY2010)
There is a bus stop near this station

Kanamachi Station (金町駅 Kanamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] The station is adjacent to Keisei Kanamachi Station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Kanamachi Station is served by Jōban Line local services with through services to and from the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks for local services. There are also two tracks for Rapid services and three for freight services.

The station has a Midori no madoguchi ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.[1]

Platforms

1 ■Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo, Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
2 ■Jōban Line (Local) for Kita-Senju and through service via Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line to Nishi-Nippori and Yoyogi-Uehara

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Jōban Line
Kameari Local Matsudo

History

Kanamachi Station first opened on 27 December 1897.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 43,971 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 各駅情報（金町駅） [Station Information (Kanamachi Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

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Coordinates: 35°46′11″N 139°52′13″E / 35.7697°N 139.8704°E