Kanda Station | |
Native Name: | 苅田駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | 3434 Kanda-machi, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka-ken 800-0364 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.7847°N 130.9789°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Nippō Main Line |
Distance: | 18.6 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 3 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Code: | JF08 |
Former: | Kanta (to 1958) |
Passengers: | 1821 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kanda Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]
Kanda Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 18.6 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Kanda Station was established on 1 April 1895 as on the private Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, and the kanji of the station name was changed from "刈" to "苅"; however, to avoid confusing with Kanda Station (Tokyo), the official pronunciation of the name was changed to "Kanta" on 16 October 1918. It reverted to its original pronunciation on 1 October 1959. The station building was reconstructed in 1987.
In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 1821 boarding passengers at this station.[3]