Kanita Station Explained

Kanita Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:蟹田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:55 Kami-Kanita, Sotogahama-machi, Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1309
Country:Japan
Coordinates:41.0386°N 140.6422°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Tsugaru Line
Distance:27.0 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:December 5, 1951
Passengers:164
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the Tsugaru Line in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanita Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 27.0 km from the starting point of the line at . As of August 2022 the service continuing onward to Minmaya Station terminates here due to damage from heavy rainfall, without plans to restore the service.[1]

Station layout

Kanita Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge, serving a total of four tracks (one track is a siding). The station is attended, and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kanita Station was opened on December 5, 1951 as a station operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. Services on the Tsugaru Kaikyō Line began on March 13, 1988, and ceased operations on March 26, 2016 when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened and replaced regular passenger services connecting Aomori and Hakodate.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[2]

Bus services

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Train Status Information JR-EAST . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240129130508/https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/tohoku.aspx . 2024-01-29 . 2024-01-29 . JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company . en.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_08.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員(2016年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 1 January 2018.