Kani Station Explained


Kani Station
Native Name:可児駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nemoto-cho 3-chome, Kani-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0203
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Taita Line
Distance:12.8 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Code:CI02
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:December 28, 1918
Former:Hiromi (to 1982)
Passengers:1485 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kani Station

is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kani Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 12.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Kani Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Kani Station opened on December 28, 1918 as station on the Tōnō Railway. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokei-joho/11111/tokeisyo-youran/gifuken-tokeisho/H28.data/H28-11unyutuusin.pdf. ja: 岐阜県統計書(平成28年). Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016). 2017. Gifu Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 October 2017.