Kanuma Station

Kanuma Station

鹿沼駅
Kanuma Station; 鹿沼駅
	Kanuma Station in July 2014
General information
Location	Uwanomachi, Kanuma-shi, Tochigi-ken 322-0021; Japan
Coordinates	36°34′16″N 139°45′46″E / 36.5711°N 139.7628°ECoordinates: 36°34′16″N 139°45′46″E / 36.5711°N 139.7628°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Nikkō Line
Distance	14.3 km from Utsunomiya
Platforms	1 side + island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1890
Passengers
FY2019	2064
Services
Location
	Kanuma Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Kanuma Station Kanuma Station (Japan)

Kanuma Station (鹿沼駅, Kanuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

A 107 series train at Kanuma Station, June 2008

LinesEdit

Kanuma Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 14.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Utsunomiya.

Station layoutEdit

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in operation.

PlatformsEdit

1	■ Nikkō Line	for Imaichi and Nikkō
2	■ Nikkō Line	for Utsunomiya

HistoryEdit

Kanuma Station opened on 1 June 1890. On 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR).

Passenger statisticsEdit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding areaEdit

Kanuma City Hall
Kanuma Post Office

ReferencesEdit

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External linksEdit

Media related to Kanuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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