Kanmata Station (神俣駅, Kanmata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kanmata Station

神俣駅
Kanmata Station in October 2005
General information
LocationTakine-cho Kanmata Bontengawa 75, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-3602
Japan
Coordinates37°19′27″N 140°39′34″E / 37.3242°N 140.6594°E / 37.3242; 140.6594
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu East Line
Distance46.6 km from Iwaki
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 21, 1915
Passengers
FY2018148 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōgoe
towards Kōriyama
Ban'etsu East Line
Rapid Abukuma
Ononiimachi
towards Iwaki
Sugaya
towards Kōriyama
Ban'etsu East Line
Local
Location
Kanmata Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Kanmata Station
Kanmata Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Kanmata Station is located in Japan
Kanmata Station
Kanmata Station
Kanmata Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Kanmata Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 46.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki.[1]

Station layout edit

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms edit

1  Ban'etsu East Line for Miharu and Kōriyama
2  Ban'etsu East Line for Ononiimachi and Iwaki

History edit

Kanmata Station opened on March 21, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 1991.[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 148 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • former Takine Town Hall
  • Takine Post Office
  • Abukuma-do

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Kammata Station at Wikimedia Commons