Kanegasaki Station
Kanegasaki Station 金ヶ崎駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Kanegasaki Station, March 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| District | Isawa |
| Town | Kanegasaki |
| Neighborhood etc. | Nishine Sugidote 2-1 |
| Postal code | 029-4503 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県胆沢郡金ケ崎町西根杉土手2-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1897 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| Statistics | 632 passengers/day (FY2012) |
Kanegasaki Station (金ヶ崎駅 Kanegasaki-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kanegasaki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 477.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Kanegasaki Station is an elevated station and has two opposed side platforms. The station is staffed. Station is administered by Mizusawa Station and operated by Jaster Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | for Mizusawa and Ichinoseki |
| 2 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Mizusawa | - | Rokuhara | ||
History
Kanegasaki Station was opened on 1 July 1897.[1]The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2004.
Surrounding area
- Kanegasaki Town Hall
- Isawa River
- Kitakami River
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Japan National Route 4 - Tōhoku Expressway
References
- ↑ JR East station information (Japanese)
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°11′58″N 141°06′47″E / 39.1995°N 141.1130°E