Kanashima Station (金島駅, Kanashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kanashima Station 金島駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kanashima Station, May 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kawashima 196, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0025 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°31′46″N 138°58′35″E / 36.529558°N 138.976444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Agatsuma Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.5 km from Shibukawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 August 1959 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2011 | 199 | ||||||||||
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  Kanashima Station Location within Gunma Prefecture  Kanashima Station Kanashima Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Kanashima Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Agatsuma Line | forNakanojo, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi |
| 2 | ■ Agatsuma Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
History edit
Kanashima Station was opened on 5 August 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area edit
- Agatsuma River
- Kanashima Onsen
External links edit
Media related to Kanashima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)