Kita-Kanaoka Station

Kita-Kanaoka Station
北金岡駅
Kita-Kanaoka Station (May 31, 2011)
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
District Yamamoto
Town Mitane
Neighborhood etc. 3 Shinden, Shitobashi
Postal code018-2104
(in Japanese)秋田県山本郡三種町志戸橋字新田3
History
Year opened 1902
Rail services
Operator(s) East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Ōu Main Line

Kita-Kanaoka Station (北金岡駅 Kita-Kanaoka-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kita-Kanaoka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 349.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Kita-Kanaoka Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an overpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Ōdate
2 Ōu Main Line for Hachirōgata and Akita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Moritake   Ōu Main Line   Higashi-Noshiro

History

Kita-Kanaoka Station began as Kita-Kanoka Signal Stop (金岡信号場) on June 1, 1944 and was elevated to a full station on the Japan National Railway (JNR), serving the village of Kanaoka, Akita on February 25, 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. It has been unattended since May 2005. A new station building was completed in April 2006.

External links

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Coordinates: 40°8′30.8″N 140°3′48.5″E / 40.141889°N 140.063472°E