Kanashima Station

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
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
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Agatsuma Line
Distance	5.5 km from Shibukawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 August 1959
Passengers
FY2011	199
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ubashima towards Ōmae Agatsuma Line Shibukawa towards Takasaki
Location Kanashima Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Kanashima Station Kanashima Station (Japan)

Kanashima Station platform

Lines

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

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Agatsuma Line	forNakanojo, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi
2	■ Agatsuma Line	for Shibukawa and Takasaki

History

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

• Agatsuma River
• Kanashima Onsen

External links

Media related to Kanashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)